| OTHER COMMON NAMES: |
| ebano (Mexico), Granadillo (Colombia, Venezuela) |
| DISTRIBUTION |
| Chiefly Venezuela but also found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. |
| THE TREE |
| Mature trees are from 50 to 75 ft tail, with a well-formed trunk sometimes 36 in. in diameter, clear of branches for 35 ft. |
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| DRYING AND SHRINKAGE: |
| Requires care in seasoning, slow drying. With adequate precautions, results are satisfactory. No shrinkage
data available. Kiln schedule T3-C2 is suggested for 4/4 stock and T3-C1 for 8/4. |
| DURABILITY |
| Highly resistant to attack by decay fungi. |
| WORKING PROPERTIES: |
| Difficult to work, but finishes smoothly; works
very well in turnery. |
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| LEGUMINOSAE |
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| TRADE NAME: |
| BROWN EBONY, PARTRIDGEWOOD, COFFEEWOOD |
| COLOMBIAN NAME: |
| EBANO |
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| WOOD PROPERTIES |
| GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS |
| Heartwood dark red to chocolate brown or nearly black, usually
with fine pencil-striping of parenchyma; sharply demarcated
from the yellowish or pinkish white sapwood. Luster
medium to low; texture medium to coarse; grain straight to
very irregular; without distinctive odor or taste. |
| Weigth: Basic specific gravity (ovendry weight/green volume) 1.05;
air-dry density 78 pcf. |
| PRESERVATION |
| Not treatable. |
| USES |
| Specialty turnery. in countries of origin used for
heavy construction work. |
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