Scientific name: Swartzia leiocalycina
Other names: Montouchi, Panacoco, Saboarana, Brown Ebony
Wood Appearance
The heartwood is chocolate to purplish-brown with darker purple streaks, giving the wood an
attractive appearance. The sapwood is pale in colour and sharply demarcated from heartwood; sapwood and heartwood are often used in furniture to give two toned effect. The grain is straight sometimes irregular and texture fine. The bole is 18-21m in length with a diameter of 40-75cm.
Physical and Mechanical Properties
A very hard, very heavy wood with medium movement. Excellent mechanical strength:
• Air dried density (12%) - 1060kg/m3
• Bending strength (at 12%) - 213 N/mm2
• Modulus of elasticity (at 12%) - 23630 N/mm2
• Crushing strength (at 12%) - 110N/mm2
Natural Durability
The heartwood is durable and extremely resistant to insects, decay and preservatives but not to
marine borers. The sapwood is permeable
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