CHANUL (Humiria balsamifera)
Nome comercial
Chanul
Nome científico (autor)
Humiria balsamifera Aubl.
Família
HUMIRIACEAE
Nomes comuns
Umiry de cheiro (Brazil); Umiry de casca cheiro (Brazil); Umiry (Brazil); Umiri balsamo (Brazil); Turi; Turanira; Turamira; Triane; Toweroenierou; Towaronero; Tourameira; Tawanangro; Tauroniro; Tabaniro; Swietimerie; Racine; Quera; Omiry; Olorosa; Nino; Nina; Nieri; Meri; Kierie-ma; Houmiri boumier; Houmiri; Homiry; Gommier de montagne; Gomier de montagne; Couranoura; Couranira; Couramira; Caramura; Boume houmiri; Bois rouge; Bois d`encens; Bois a flambeau; Blackaberie; Bhoso; Bastard bully; Bastard bulletwood; Bastard bolletrie; Basra bolletrie; Bakabe-ie; Aneichi ou dou; Humiry (Brazil); Touroniro (Guyana); Niño (Venezuela); Quinilla (Peru); Querá (Colombia); Chilco (Colombia); Oloroso (Colombia); Chanul (Colombia); Umiri (Brazil)
Nome científico sinônimo (autor
Myrodendrum amplexicaule Willd.; Humirium balsamiferum Benth.; Humiria balsamifera St. Hilare
DESCRIÇÃO DA ÁRVORE
Descrição botânica
The trees are reported to be large, reaching heights of up to 35 m, with trunk diameters of up to 130 cm. The boles are cylindrical, with commercial lengths of about 15 m.
Habitat natural
Humiria balsamifera is reported to prefer light sandy soils, it is a dominant in the marshy forests of Guyana. It grows in the savanna forests in Surinam.
Distribuição natural
The geographical range of the species is reported to include the Guyanas, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Brazilian Amazon.
IDENTIFICAÇÃO DA MADEIRA
Descrição anatômica da madeira (macro e micro)
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels exclusively solitary (over 90%). Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 100 to 150 micras (small). Vessels per mm2 10 to 20 (abundant). Scalariform perforation plates with 5 to 15 bars. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in Occasionally axial parenchyma absent or extremely rare, non visible with magnifying glass (8x). Apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Occasionally axial parenchyma aliform. Rays more than 10 per mm (abundant). Rays 1 to 2 seriate. Occasionally prismatic crystals in the ray cells. Heterogeneous rays and/or multiseriate heterogeneous rays. Body ray cells procumbent with mostly 2 to 4 rows of upright and/or square marginal cells (K Fibers with distinctly bordered pits.
DISPONIBILIDADE
Situação CITES sobre a proteção
Unrestricted
DESCRIÇÃO GERAL DA MADEIRA
Odor ou Cheiro
Odor and taste are reported to be indistinct.
Cor
The sapwood is not clearly distinct. The heartwood varies from light brown to reddish brown in color.
Grã
The grain is straight to interlocked.
Veios ou desenhos na superfície
The wood is of medium texture.
Brilho
Luster is reported to be medium.
DURABILIDADE NATURAL
It is very resistant to white-rot fungi and dry-wood termites, and moderately resistant to brown-rot fungi. The resistance against marine borers attack is low.
Indice de durabilidade natural
2
PROPRIEDADES FÍSICAS DA MADEIRA
Densidade básica (Peso seco/Volume saturado) (g/cm³)
0.83
Densidade seca ao ar 12% (g/cm³)
0.95
Contração Tangencial Total (Saturado até peso seco) (%)
7.8
Contração Radial Total (Saturado até peso seco) (%)
4.9
Estabilidade dimensional (Contração Tangencial Total %/Contração Radial Total %)
1.6
PROPRIEDADES QUÍMICAS DA MADEIRA
PROPRIEDADES MECÂNICAS DA MADEIRA
Resistência a flexão a 12% (Módulo de ruptura) (kgf/cm²)
1580
Flexão Estática a 12% (Módulo de elasticidade) (kgf/cm²)
199286
Resistência a compressão paralela as fibras a 12% (kgf/cm²)
842
Resistência a compressão perpendicular as fibras a 12% (kgf/cm²)
174
Cisalhamento radial a 12% (kgf/cm²)
147
Dureza Janka a 12% (perpendicular) (kgf)
969
Dureza Janka a 12% (paralela) (kgf)
1366
TRABALHABILIDADE
Serrar ou Cortar
The behavior of this species in sawing is considered to be fair. Power is required in sawing.
Desdobro da tora em torno para lâminas
Slicing of this species is possible.
Desdobro da tora em faqueadeira para lâminas
Slicing of this species is possible.
Desgaste de ferramentas
It has a moderate blunting effect on the cutting tools.
Aspectos do processamento em máquinas
Power tools are required due to interlocked grain. This wood is moderately difficult to work in most machining operations.
Aplainamento
Material with interlocked grain may chip considerably in planing.
Torneamento
30
Comportamento na aplicação de pregos
This species is reported to have a good nailing behavior.
Colagem
The timber is reported to glue well.
Lixamento
Sanding operations are rated as fairly difficult.
Acabamento
Finishing of this wood is good.
USOS FINAIS RELATADOS
USOS FINAIS (RESUMO)
EXTERIOR GENERAL, bridges, crossties, piers, HOUSING GENERAL, flooring, steps, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, TURNING, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION
EXTERIOR
- 1 - Tabela de resultados de ensaios fisicos e mecanicos
Pontes
- 2 - 25 madeiras da amazonia de valor comercial, caracterizacao, macroscopica, usos comuns e indices qualificativos
Dormentes
- 8 - Maderas latinoamericas. III, Podocarpus standleyi ,Podocarpus oleifolius, Drims granadensis, Magnolia poasana y Didymopanax pittieri
Pilar
- 9 - Maderas latinoamericanas. IV, Nectandra sp. Ocotea austinii, Persea sp. aff. vesticula, Persea schiedeana
CASAS
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Pisos
- 14 - Handbook of Hardwoods
Degraus de escada
- 17 - Tree Conservation Database
MÓVEIS GABINETES
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
CHAPAS
- 25 - Directory of Timber Trade Malaysia
Torneamento
- 30 - Embassy of Honduras in Japan
CONSTRUÇÃO NAVAL
- 55 - Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America
Please Provide Information To View Producer Information