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Veneer Jatobá
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Wood speciesJatobá
Bot. NameHymenaea courbaril
Tradename EnJatoba, Courbaril
Type
Deciduous tree
Price
Color
Red,
Light Brown
Thickness
0.6 mm
Wood Structure
Quarter Cut,
Crown Cut
SurfaceSmooth
TreatmentNatural
Country of harvestSouth America
Usages
Interior,
Furniture,
Door
Certification
available as FSC 100%
Note
Detailed Description
A large tree with heights up to 30 m and a diameter between 100 and 180 cm, rarely more. The shaft has strong rootlets, is very straight and cylindrical in growth and knotless up to 20 m. The bark is up to 3 cm thick, very smooth, light brown outside, red inside. It is very firm and tough and is used by the natives to build canoes. With older trunks the bark excretes a yellowish to orange resin into the ground, which hardens and is collected by so-called copal ditches. This copal resin, also known as animi gum, is used medically and technically and is also said to have a higher tannin content.
Tradenames and other names
Bot. Name: Hymenaea courbaril
Tradename De: Jatoba, Courbaril
Tradename En: Jatoba, Courbaril
Properties
Raw density: 790 - 880 Kg/m3
Occurrence
Jatoba grows widely over the tropical Central and South America from Mexico to the Amazon basin.
Characteristic and wood color
Sapwood and heartwood are sharply separated. The sapwood is wide and almost white or grey. The heartwood is orange brown to violet when freshly cut and darkens quickly to reddish brown. It is usually very decorative with darker veins. The vessels have inclusions of calcium oxalate crystals. Annual rings are only visible with a magnifying glass. The structure of the wood is mostly straight grained, although low twist growth can occur. The texture is medium fine and not always even.
