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CURUPAY (Anadenanthera colubrina)
Nombre comercial
Curupay
Nombre científico (con autor)
Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan
Familia
LEGUMINOSAE
Nombres Comunes
Cebil Colorado; Cebil; Angico Preto (Brazil); Curupay (Paraguay)
Nombres científicos sinónimos (con autores)
Mimosa colubrina Vell.; Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth) Brenan; Acacia colubrina Mart.
DESCRIPCIÓN DEL ÁRBOL
Descripción botánica
The tree reaches a height of 25 m, with a diameter of 110 cm, it does not present buttresses. The logs are reported to be straight and cylindrical.
Hábitat natural
A tree of seasonally dry climates, occurring in caatinga, cerrado and dry forest on deep soils. It is found between 400 and 1,600 m of altitude, on well drained soils.
Distribución natural
This species is reported in the Chaco area in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay, and also in Perú.
Usos No-maderables
Tannins are found in the bark. The seeds are reported to have narcotic effects.
IDENTIFICACIÓN DE LA MADERA
Descripción anatómica de la madera
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels solitary and in short radial multiples. Occasionally tangential diameter of vessel lumina 100 micras or less. Vessels per mm2 10 to 20 (abundant). Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and s Axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Axial parenchyma confluent. Prismatic crystals in non-chambered axial parenchyma cells. Prismatic crystals in chambered axial parenchyma cell 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Rays non-storied. Larger rays more than 4 seriate. Homogeneous rays and/or sub-homogeneous rays (all ray cells procumbent). Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Disponibilidad
Status de protección por CITES
Unrestricted
DESCRIPCIÓN GENERAL DE LA MADERA
Olor
Odor and taste are reported to be indistinct.
Color
The sapwood is differentiated, it is white yellowish color, the heartwood is reddish brown.
Indice de Color (1= Negro, violeta; 7= Amarillo claro, blanco)
3
Grano
It has interlocked grain.
Veta
The texture of this species is reported to vary from fine to medium.
Brillo
Timber of this species is moderate in luster.
Durabilidad Natural
It is reported to be very durable.
Indice de Durabilidad Natural (1=Muy alta, 7=Muy baja)
1
Dificultad para impregnar
The heartwood is untreatable.
PROPIEDADES FÍSICAS DE LA MADERA
Densidad Básica (Peso anhidro/Vol. saturado) (g/cm³)
0.80
Densidad seca al aire (Peso y volúmen CH12%) (g/cm³)
0.92
Contracción Tangencial Total (Saturado hasta anhidro) (%)
7.9
Contracción Radial Total (Saturado hasta anhidro) (%)
3.7
Calendario de Secado
US-T8-B3; UK-G
Estabilidad Dimensional (Contracción Total Tangencial %/Contracción Total Radial %)
2.1
PROPIEDADES QUÍMICAS DE LA MADERA
PROPIEDADES MECÁNICAS DE LA MADERA
Resistencia a flexión (Módulo de ruptura) CH12% (kgf/cm²)
1737
Rigidez (Módulo de elasticidad) CH12% (kgf/cm²)
183000
Resistencia a la compresión paralela a la fibra CH12% (kgf/cm²)
790
Cizallamiento radial CH12% (kgf/cm²)
270
Dureza Janka (lados) CH12% (kgf)
1482
TRABAJABILIDAD
Aserrado
For this species reinforced cutting tools are recommended.
Maquinado general
Machining operations are fair to difficult.
Cepillado
Planing is reported to be difficult.
Taladrado
It is difficult to bore.
Usos Reportados
USOS FINALES (RESUMEN)
EXTERIOR GENERAL, poles, paling, stakes posts, crossties, HOUSING GENERAL, beams, joists, flooring, steps, CONTAINERS, cooperage, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION
EXTERIOR GENERAL
- 1 - Tabela de resultados de ensaios fisicos e mecanicos
Postes de transmisión
- 3 - Estudo dendrologico e determinacao das caracteristicas fisicas e mecanicas do genipapo (Genipa americana)
Poste de palizada
- 4 - Estudo dendrologico e determinacao das caracteristicas fisicas e mecanicas da bicuiba
Postes cerca
- 5 - Propriedades fisicas e mecanicas da madeira e do contraplacado de Pinus elliottii
Durmientes
- 8 - Maderas latinoamericas. III, Podocarpus standleyi ,Podocarpus oleifolius, Drims granadensis, Magnolia poasana y Didymopanax pittieri
VIVIENDA GENERAL
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
vigas
- 11 - Prospect: The wood database
Viguetas
- 12 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part I-Tropical American Species
Pisos
- 14 - Handbook of Hardwoods
Peldaños
- 17 - Tree Conservation Database
CONTENEDORES
- 50 - Properties of imported tropical woods
Duelas toneles
- 51 - Recopilacion de propiedades mecanicas de maderas creciendo en Chile
CONSTRUCCIÓN NAVAL
- 55 - Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America
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