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PERHUéTAMO (Mouriri barinensis)
Trade Name
Perhuétamo
Scientific Name
Mouriri barinensis (Morley) Morley
Family
MELASTOMATACEAE
Common Names
Viguaro (Colombia); Yócoro (Venezuela); Tinajuito (Venezuela); Pergüétamo Caimito (Venezuela); Pergüétamo (Venezuela); Perguétamo (Venezuela); Perhuétamo (Venezuela); Paují (Venezuela); Guayabo (Venezuela); Cascarito Cometure (Venezuela); Caimito (Venezuela); Perhuétamo
Scientific Name Synonyms
Mouriri guianensis subsp. barinensis Morley
Description Of The Tree
Botanical Description
The mature tree is reported to be small to medium, attaining heights of 22 or up to 35 m, and trunk diameters of about 80 cm. The boles are cylindrical, sometimes bent, with commercial lengths up to 18 m. It presents medium sized to well developed thick b
Natural Habitat
Mouriri barinensis grows at 100 to 300 m of altitude in dry and wet tropical rain forests.
Natural Distribution
This species is reported in northern South America.
Wood Identification
Anatomic Description Of Wood
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels exclusively solitary (over 90%). Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 100 to 150 micras (small). Vestured pits. Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and s Apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Paratracheal axial parenchyma thin vasicentric. Pith fleck. Rays more than 10 per mm (abundant). Rays 1 to 2 seriate. Body ray cells procumbent with mostly 2 to 4 rows of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-II). Non-septate fibers. Fibers very thick walled. Fibers with distinctly bordered pits.
Availability
Cites Status
Unrestricted
General Wood Description
Odor
Odor or taste are absent.
Color
The sapwood is light reddish brown, the heartwood gradually changes into dark reddish brown color.
Grain
The grain is frequently interlocked.
Texture
The wood is reported to be frequently medium textured.
Luster
Timber of this species is moderate in 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)
0.78
Air-dry Density (Weight and volume at 12%MC) (g/cm³)
0.90
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying: It is reported to be easy to air season, drying is rapid and uniform. Drying Defects: Slight tendency to checking and moderate warping. Kiln Schedules: Slow drying is recommended.
Recommended Dry Kiln Schedule
JUNAC-A
Wood Chemical Properties
Wood Mechanical Properties
Bending Strength (MOR),12%MC (kgf/cm²)
1212
Stiffness (MOE) 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
156000
Compression parallel to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
548
Compression perpendicular to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
116
Shear strength radial 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
123
Janka hardness (side) 12%MC (kgf)
1227
Janka hardness (end grain) 12%MC (kgf)
1320
Workability
Machining
Wood processing is reported to be difficult.
REFERENCED USES
End Uses Summary
EXTERIOR GENERAL, crossties, HOUSING GENERAL, beams, joists, boards, flooring, parquet, frames, steps, panelling
Exterior General
- 1 - Tabela de resultados de ensaios fisicos e mecanicos
Crossties
- 8 - Maderas latinoamericas. III, Podocarpus standleyi ,Podocarpus oleifolius, Drims granadensis, Magnolia poasana y Didymopanax pittieri
General Housing
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Beams
- 11 - Prospect: The wood database
Joists
- 12 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part I-Tropical American Species
Boards
- 13 - Dry kiln schedules for commercial woods. Temperate and tropical. Section III. Latin American (Mexico, Central, and South America) Woods–Conventional Temperatures
Flooring
- 14 - Handbook of Hardwoods
Parquet
- 15 - Empire Timbers
Frames
- 16 - Woods of the World
Steps
- 17 - Tree Conservation Database
Paneling
- 18 - W3TROPICOS Missouri Botanical Garden
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