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Species

Congona

Names

  • English name: White Mahogany 
  • Scientific name: Brosimum uleanum 
  • Common names: Caoba blanca 
  • Family: Moraceae 
  • Origin: Tropical SA 

Description of the Wood

  • Color: White yellow to light brown 
  • Grain: Straight to interlocked 
  • Texture: Medium to Fine 
  • Bright: High 
  • Banned: Little pronounced 
  • Odor: Characteristic 
  • Taste: Not distinctive 

Description of the Wood

  • Artificial drying behavior: Regular 
  • Natural durability: Media 
  • Workability: Good 
  • Use: fine furniture, interior, doors, windows, decorative plates, among others. 

Physical and Mechanical properties

  • Basic Density: 680 Kg/m3 

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