FAVEIRA (Parkia paraensis)
Trade Name
Faveira
Scientific Name
Parkia paraensis Ducke
Family
LEGUMINOSAE
Common Names
Toco Paragua (Bolivia); Visgueiro-Da-Terra-Firme (Brazil); Visgueiro (Brazil); Guarango (Colombia); Jacareúba (Brazil); Tangama (Ecuador); Faveira-Grande-Do-Igapó (Brazil); Araputanga (Brazil); Faveira-Amargosa (Brazil); Faveira (Brazil); Esponja (Brazil); Faveira-Rosa (Brazil); Paricá (Brazil); Paricarana (Brazil); Faveiro (Brazil); Faveira-Vermelha (Brazil); Faveira-Branca (Brazil); Faveira (Brazil); Fava-Wing (Brazil); Fava-Amargosa (Brazil); Cambaru-Ferro (Brazil); Bálsamo (Brazil); Baja (Brazil)
Description Of The Tree
Botanical Description
The trees are reported to develop well-formed and cylindrical boles that are up to 13 or 14 m long and 60 cm diameter in the average.
Natural Distribution
Its range of distribution is Tropical South America.
Wood Identification
Anatomic Description Of Wood
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels solitary and in short radial multiples. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and shape. I Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Axial parenchyma lozenge-aliform. Prismatic crystals in chambered axial parenchyma cells and/or in fibers. 3 to 4 cells per parenchyma strand. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Rays 1 to 4 seriate. Homogeneous rays and/or sub-homogeneous rays (all ray cells procumbent). Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
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Wood Macro Photo Tangential Plane
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Wood Micro Photo Of Transversal Section
Availability
Cites Status
Unrestricted
General Wood Description
Odor
It has no discernible odor or taste.
Color
The sapwood and heartwood are reported to be indistinct. The wood is light gray color.
COLOR INDEX (1=Black, 7=Light yellow,white)
6
Grain
This timber has usually straight or irregular grain.
Texture
This species is usually reported to have a medium texture.
Luster
This wood is commonly of low luster.
Resistance To Impregnation
P. paraensis is very easy to preserve with oil or water soluble preservative substances.
Wood Physical Properties
Basic Density or Specific Gravity (O.D. weight/vol. green) (g/cm³)
0.44
Air-dry Density (Weight and volume at 12%MC) (g/cm³)
0.47
Total shrinkage Tangential (Saturated to 0%MC) (%)
7.6
Total shrinkage Radial (Saturated to 0%MC) (%)
3.5
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying: Air seasoning is generally reported to be difficult. Drying Defects: Strong tendency to warp and check, collapse and honeycombing are also reported. Kiln Schedules: Careful drying is recommended.
Recommended Dry Kiln Schedule
BR-A
Dimensional stability ratio (Total Tangential Shrinkage %/Total Radial Shrinkage %)
2.2
Wood Chemical Properties
Wood Mechanical Properties
Bending Strength (MOR),12%MC (kgf/cm²)
750
Stiffness (MOE) 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
117000
Compression parallel to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
394
Compression perpendicular to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
47
Shear strength radial 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
98
Janka hardness (side) 12%MC (kgf)
399
Janka hardness (end grain) 12%MC (kgf)
337
Workability
Sawing
Wood of this species is easy to cut.
Rotary Veneer Cutting
Faveira is interesting for peeling interior plies.
Sliced Veneer
Faveira is interesting for peeling interior plies.
Planing
Planing is easy but it has a bad finishing. Risk of torn surfaces.
Boring
Boring is rated as fair, with bad finishing.
Sanding
Sanding operations are reported to be good, but fuzzy surfaces are reported.
Response To Hand Tools
It is easy to work with hand tools.
REFERENCED USES
End Uses Summary
HOUSING GENERAL, frames, panelling, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, OTHER AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, handicrafts
General Housing
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Frames
- 16 - Woods of the World
Paneling
- 18 - W3TROPICOS Missouri Botanical Garden
Furniture Cabinets
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
Panels, Veneers
- 25 - Directory of Timber Trade Malaysia
Handcraft
- 66 - Maderas latinoamericanas. VII. Caracteristicas anatomicas. propiedades fisicomecanicas, de secado, y tratabilidad de la madera juvenil de Cordia alliodora (Ruiz & Pav. Oken.)
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