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Jatoba
- Species
Hymenaea Courbaril
- Family
- Characteristics
Heartwood varies from a light orangish brown to a darker reddish brown, sometimes with contrasting darker grayish brown streaks. Color tends darken upon exposure to light. Sapwood is a light grayish yellow, clearly demarcated from the heartwood.
- Resistance
Jatoba is rated as being very durable in regards to rot resistance, and is also resistant to termites and most other insects. (Though it has been reported to be susceptible to attack from marine borers.)
- Uses
Exterior, crossarms, crossties, general housing, beams, joists, boards, flooring, parquet, frames, steps, paneling, fittings, furniture and cabinets, luxury furniture, plywood and veneer, decorative veneer, turning, ornaments, turned furniture, knife handles, bending, chairs, sports equipment, golf and polo tacks, tools, tool handles, agricultural tools, packing, light packing, heavy packing, containers, cooperage, truck bodies, truck flooring, naval construction, boathulls.
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