Brazilian Wood Export

Brazilian woods kinds exported: cedro, angelim-pedra, cherry wood, curupixa, cumaru, goiabão, ipê, jatoba, louro-vermelho, marupa, massaranduba, muiracatira, pau-amarelo, pau-marfim, pequia, pinus, sucupira

ABP markets many different tropical saw hardwoods (AD - air dry / KD - kiln dry), timber, lumber, flooring, S4S, etc, for the most varied uses, any quantity, anywhere in the world."

All the species marketed by us have a reliable source and are according to the Brazilian Forest Legislation and to the Convention of International Trade of Wild Fauna and Flora of Endangered Species (CITES - Washington, DC).

Further down, we are presenting some types of woods marketed by us and we put ourselves at your disposal for further information about different species, as well as plywood, veneer, and some others.

Wood from Brazil


	ANGELIM-PEDRA (Hymenolobium) General Characteristics: heartwood light yellowish brown distinct from the pale brown sapwood, it has an accentuated fibrous aspect at the tangential figure, due to prominence of axial parenchyma, fibers and vascular lines, grain interlocked, texture coarse, luster lacking and with not distinticve door. Some Applications: easy to work, civil constrution, furniture has good finishing and is very durable. Density: medium density wood, at 13% humidity content 785 Kg/m3, when green 1,210 Kg/m3, dry very rapidly.

	*CEDAR (Cedrela Odorata)* General Characteristics: heartwood dark pink and the sapwood is pale pink, bitter taste, aromatic odor, grain wavy, modareta luster or lacking. Some Applications: furniture, plywood, frames, naval constructions, window sashes, very easy to work in sanding, boring, planing. Density: medium density wood, with 13% humidity has 485 Kg/m3, when green has 635 Kg/m3, easy to dry, dry very fast in air and kiln-dry.

	*CHERRY WOOD (Amburana Caerensis)* General Characteristics: aromatic odor and bitter taste, grain interlocked, medium texture, moderate luster, heartwood and sapwood light yellowish brown. Some Applications: furniture, chairs, decorative articles, cabinet work, doors and others. Density: medium density wood, with 13% humidity has 610 Kg/m3, green has 895 Kg/m3, easy to dry in kiln -dry, dry slowly in air dry.

	*CUMARU (Dipteryx Odorata)* General Characteristics: not distinctive odor or taste, sapwood brown, yellowish brown heartwood. Some Applications: in and out construtions, flooring, naval construtions, turnery. Density: heavy wood, with 13% humidity has 1,070 Kg/m3, green has 1,300 Kg/m3, dry very slow in air-dry and more faster kiln-dry.

	*CURUPIXA (Micropholis Venulosa)* General Characteristics: not a distinctive odor or taste, grain wavy, heartwood ligth brown and sapwood ligth brown. Uses: furniture, plywood, civil constructions, easy to work, turn, has a good finishing. Density: medium density wood, at 13% humidity content 805 Kg/m3, when green 1,235 Kg/m3, dry very rapidly in air or kiln-dry.

	*GOIABAO (Pouteria Pachycarpa)* General Characteristics: not distinctive odor or taste, heartwood and sapwood pale yellow, grain straight or interlocked. Some Applications: flooring, furniture, plywood, regular to work and finishing. Density: heavy wood, with 13% humidity has 935 Kg/m3, green has 1,215 Kg/m3, dry very slow in air-dry and more faster kiln-dry.

	*IPE (Tabebuia)* General Characteristics: not distinctive odor or taste, yellow sapwood, dark olive, sometimes dark brown heartwood, grain interlocked, texture medium. Some Applications: flooring, civil constructions, window and door frames, highly resistant, excellent to boring, sanding. Density: heavy density wood, with 13% humidity has 1,103 Kg/m3, green has 1,315 Kg/m3, dry very fast in air-dry and kiln-dry.

	*JATOBA (Hymenaea Courbaril)* General Characteristics: not distinctive odor or taste, heartwood dark brown, sapwood is light brown, grain interlocked, texture medium. Some Applications: flooring, civil constructions, window and door frames, highly resistant, beams, shakes, crosspieces, very good finishing, sport goods, musical instruments. Density: heavy density wood, with 13% humidity has 921 Kg/m3, green has 1,275 Kg/m3, dry very fast kiln-dry or in air-dry.

	*LOURO-VERMELHO (Nectrandra Rubra)* General Characteristics: not distinctive odor or taste, light yellowish brown sapwood and heartwood, grain interlocked, texture medium. Some Applications: forniture, civil constructions, window and door frames, highly resistant. Density: medium density wood, with 13% humidity has 690 Kg/m3, green has 1,100 Kg/m3, dry slowly in air-dry and kiln-dry.

	*MARUPA (Simarouba Amara)* General Characteristics: indistinct heartwood and sapwood straw-colored, grain staright, texture medium, luster moderate. Some Applications: easy to work, glues well, can uses in furniture, musical instruments, is very good for framing. Density: medium density wood, at 13% humidity content 445 Kg/m3, when green 1,155 Kg/m3, dry very rapidly in air or kiln-dry.

	*MASSARANDUBA (Manilkara Elata)* General Characteristics: not distinctive odor or taste, heartwood is dark brown and sapwood a light yellowish brown, grain straight, luster moderate, texture fine. Some Applications: civil constructions, flooring, and others, very resistant. Density: heavy density wood, with 13% humidity has 1,010 Kg/m3 and green has 1,320 Kg/m3, dry fast in air or kiln-dry.

	*MUIRACATIRA (Astrnium Lecointei)* General Characteristics: stripes dark red, grain wavy or slightly interlocked, luster moderate a taste and odor distinctive. Some Applications: in and out constructions, very durable, easy to sand, bore, plane, saw, glue, veneer, gives a very good lustrous surface. Density: heavy wood, with 13% humidity has 945 Kg/m3, green has 1,225 Kg/m3, dry very rapidly in air-dry or kiln-dry.

	*PAU-AMARELO (Euxylophora Paraensis)* General Characteristics: not odor and taste distinctive, yellow heartwood and sapwood, medium texture. Some Applications: furniture, naval, easy turn, sand, bore, gives a very good lustrous surface. Density: medium wood, with 13% humidity has 835 Kg/m3, green has 1,225 Kg/m3, dry very rapidly in kiln-dry.

	*PAU-MARFIM (Agonandra Brasiliensis/Balfourodendron Riedelianum)* General Characteristics: grain interlocked, texture fine, not distinctive odor or taste, heartwood yellowish white, sapwood pale yellow, luster moderate. Some Applications: furniture, flooring, structs chair, frames and others, easy to work, good finishing. Density: heavy density wood, with 13% humidity has 795 Kg/m3, when green has 1,015 Kg/m3, easy to dry in air or kiln-dry.

	*PEQUIA (Caryocar Villosum)* General Characteristics: not distinctive odor or taste, heartwood and sapwood pale brown, grain interlocked, texture medium. Some Applications: flooring, furniture, civil and naval constructions, window and door frames, regular to work and finishing. Density: medium density wood, with 13% humidity has 790 Kg/m3, green has 1,210 Kg/m3, dry very slow in air-dry and kiln-dry.

	*PINUS (Pine)*

	*SUCUPIRA (Bowdichia Nitida)* General Characteristics: not distinctive odor or taste, heartwood dark brown, sapwood is yellowish gray, grain interlocked. Some Applications: Flooring, civil constructions, window and door frames, highly resistant, beams, shakes, crosspieces. Density: heavy density wood, with 13% humidity has 1,101 Kg/m3, green has 1,310 Kg/m3, dry very fast kiln-dry but very difficult in air-dry.