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CANGERANA (Cabralea canjerana)

Trade Name

Cangerana

Scientific Name

Cabralea canjerana (Vell.) Mart.

Family

MELIACEAE

Common Names

Congerana; Canxarana (Brazil); Cancharana (Brazil); Pau De Santo (Brazil); Cajarana (Brazil); Cangerana (Brazil); Chanchorena (Argentina); Canjarana (Brazil); Cangerana-Mirin (Brazil); Cedro cangerana (Brazil)

Scientific Name Synonyms

Trichilia canjerana Vell.; Cabralea oblongifoliola C. DC.; Cabralea brachystachya C. DC.

Description Of The Tree

Botanical Description

The trees are reported to reach heights of up to 35 m, with trunk diameters of 70 cm. The boles are straight and cylindrical, up to 15 m long, occasionally hollow in the base. It presents buttresses up to 1.5 m tall.

Natural Habitat

Cabralea canjerana is found in the Amazon region in the submontane cerrado forests, it is reported up to 2,000 m of altitude.

Natural Distribution

It is found in tropical South America.

Non Timber Uses

It is used for construction, in Ecuador it is used for plywood faces. Locally it is considered superior to Spanish Cedar (Cedrela sp.) in quality.

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Wood Identification

Anatomic Description Of Wood

Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Axial parenchyma apparent with the naked eye. Occasionally axial parenchyma aliform. Axial parenchyma in thick bands. Rays more than 10 per mm (abundant). Septate fibers present.

  • Wood Macro Photo Tangential Plane
  • Wood Micro Photo Of Transversal Section

Availability

Cites Status

Unrestricted

General Wood Description

Odor

Odor is reported to be distinct and pleasant.

Color

The sapwood is differentiated, it is pale brown, the heartwood is reddish yellow when dry.

COLOR INDEX (1=Black, 7=Light yellow,white)

3

Grain

The grain can be wavy, interlocked or irregular.

Texture

This wood has a somewhat medium texture.

Luster

The wood exhibits a moderate to high luster.

Natural durability index (1= Very high durability, 7=Vey low durability)

3

Wood Physical Properties

Basic Density or Specific Gravity (O.D. weight/vol. green) (g/cm³)

0.61

Air-dry Density (Weight and volume at 12%MC) (g/cm³)

0.67

Total shrinkage Tangential (Saturated to 0%MC) (%)

7.0

Total shrinkage Radial (Saturated to 0%MC) (%)

3.6

Dimensional stability ratio (Total Tangential Shrinkage %/Total Radial Shrinkage %)

1.9

Wood Chemical Properties

Wood Mechanical Properties

Bending Strength (MOR),12%MC (kgf/cm²)

895

Compression parallel to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)

520

Workability

Sawing

Sawing of this species is easy.

Planing

Care should be taken to avoid chipping out when wavy grain is present.

Gluing

This species has a good to fair behavior in gluing.

Finishing

Finishing of this species is reportedly easy.

Polishing

The behavior in polishing is good to fair.

Response To Hand Tools

Response to hand tools is reported to be good.

Substitute Species

Swietenia spp.

REFERENCED USES

End Uses Summary

FURNITURE AND CABINETS

Furniture Cabinets
  • 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.

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