Names

• English name: Ipe 
• International Synonyms: Tajibo 
• Scientific name: Tabebuia serratifolia 
• Common names: tahuari, ebony. Venezuela: araguaney poi, dust, puy. Bolivia: ipe, tajibo. Colombia: añaguate purple powder, purple oak. Brazil: iperoxo, Lapacho, paudarco 
• Family: Bignoniaceae 

Description of the Wood

• Color: When freshly cut, the outer layers of wood (sapwood) creamy yellow layers and inter nas (heartwood) deep yellow, between both layers a sharp contrast in color. In the air-dried wood is taken sapwood yellow HUE 8/6 2.5Y and yellow-brown heartwood HUE 6/8 10YR 
• Grain: Straight to interlocked 
• Texture: Fine 
• Bright: Low to medium 
• Banned: Overlapped arches defined yellowish mottling; presents narrow bands found 
• Odor: Not distinctive 
• Taste: Not distinctive 

Description of the Wood

• Artificial drying behavior: good 
• Natural durability: High 
• Workability: Regular 
• Use: The wood is used in heavy construction, bodywork, woodwork, sleepers, flooring, parquet, tool handles, poles, bridges. marine constructions 

Physical and Mechanical properties

• Basic Density: 0.92 g/cm3 Kg/m³