Precious wood in tropical rain forest

1. heavy ant wood (Latin name: Tabebuia spp.): It belongs to Lagerstroemia. Big tree, 27 meters high and 0.4 meters in diameter. Heartwood is light or dark olive, usually with light or dark stripes. The texture is flat or staggered, and the structure is fine to slightly coarse and uniform. Wood has a greasy feeling. No special smell, heavy wood, density of 0.8- 1.0g/cm3, high strength. Wood is resistant to decay and termites. The dried wood has good dimensional stability. Used for furniture, floors, building materials, tool handles and sporting goods.

2.jatoba (Latin name: Hymenaea spp.): belonging to Leguminosae. Big tree, 30-50m high and 0.6- 1.2m in diameter. Heartwood is reddish brown, often with deep and shallow stripes. Whether the texture is straight or staggered. The structure is slightly coarse and uniform. The wood is shiny; There is no special smell. Wood is heavy, with a density of 0.87-0.98g/cm3, high strength, corrosion resistance and termite prevention. The coating has strong adsorption, smooth paint surface and good wear resistance. Used in architecture, interior decoration, floors, corridor handrails, furniture, joinery, handicrafts, musical instruments, sculptures, etc.

3. Baodi bean (Latin name: Bowdichia spp.): belonging to Leguminosae. Big tree, 36m high and 1.2m in diameter. Wood is reddish brown or chocolate or brown to dark brown with light and dark stripes. The texture is irregular to staggered. Thin structure, slightly uniform. The wood sparkled. Wood is very heavy, with a density of 0.9- 1.0g/cm3. High strength, corrosion resistance and insect resistance. Difficult to process and nail; Good gluing and coloring performance. Used in architecture. Indoor and outdoor decoration, floor, furniture, decorative veneer, etc.

4. Adenosine bean (Latin name: Piptadenia spp.) belongs to Leguminosae. Trees, up to 16m, 0.6m in diameter ... The heartwood is reddish brown, and the edge heartwood is obviously different. The wood is shiny; Interlaced texture and uniform structure; Heavy weight, density of 0.90- 1.04g/cm3, and high strength. Wood can resist corrosion, bacteria and insects. Wood has fast drying speed, slightly difficult processing and good turning performance. Suitable for heavy buildings, floors, furniture, decorative veneer and musical instrument parts.

5. Shang's elephant ear bean (Latin name: elephant ear bean). ) belongs to Leguminosae. Big tree, 30m high and 0.8- 1.0m in diameter. Heartwood is pink, brown to pinkish brown. Some have dark and light stripes. Whether the texture is straight or staggered. The structure is thin and uniform. Wood is very heavy, with a density of 0.99-1.150g/cm3. Wood has high strength, corrosion resistance, resistance to termites and other pests. Wood is easy to dry without warping deformation; Processing is easier. Used in building construction, interior decoration, floors, furniture, walls, corridors, handrails, bridges, etc.

6. Junzimuhuangsha (Latin name: Buchenavia spp) belongs to Junzike. Arbor, height 18-24m, diameter 0.6-1.2m. The heartwood is golden yellow with gray or olive color. Wood has strong luster, straight texture, thin and uniform structure and heavy weight. The density is 0.9- 1.05g/cm3, and the strength is high. Wood is resistant to decay and termites. Wood has good drying performance and is not easy to be sawed flat, but its section is smooth. Suitable for buildings, floors, furniture, sporting goods, interior decoration, etc.

7. cajanus cajan (Latin name: Myroxylon balsamum): belonging to Leguminosae. Trees, 20 meters high and 0.8 meters in diameter. The wood is reddish brown to purplish red, with light stripes and fragrance. Textures are staggered; The structure is very thin and uniform, with strong luster. Wood is heavy, with a density of 0.95g/cm3 and high strength. Wood is resistant to rot, termites, bacteria and insects. Used in buildings, floors, furniture, decorative veneers, vehicles, poles, sculptures, etc.

8. Mahonia macrophylla (Latin name: Swietenia macrophylla) belongs to Meliaceae. Big tree, 24-46m high and 1.2- 1.8m in diameter. Heartwood is brown or light brown. The texture is straight or slightly inclined. The structure is thin and uniform. Wood has a strong luster. Wood is of medium weight, with density of 0.5 1-0.72g/cm3 and medium strength. Wood is easy to dry, no warping, moderate corrosion resistance, resistance to white rot fungi and brown rot fungi, and poor soaking performance of preservatives. It is easy to process and has a good ratio of strength to weight, so it is a famous wood. Glue. Dyeing and polishing. Nice nail-catching. Used for high-grade furniture, high-grade joinery, floors, veneers, plywood, musical instruments, sculptures, light buildings and interior decoration; Because of its good strength and light weight, it can be used in aircraft manufacturing (except propeller).

9. Purple heartwood (Latin name: Peltogyne spp.): belonging to Leguminosae. Big trees, up to 36 meters high and 0.9 meters in diameter. The heartwood is dark reddish brown to purple brown, or deep purple, and the wood color is beautiful. The wood is shiny, with flat texture, wavy or staggered parts, compact structure, slightly uniform, heavy wood, density of 0.84-0.90g/cm3, and high strength. After drying, the dimensional stability of wood is good. Suitable for furniture, floor, joinery, indoor and outdoor decoration, stairs, plywood, veneer cutting, carving, tool handles, sporting goods and so on.