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2. Myroxylon balsamum - Wikipedia

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   Myroxylon balsamum, Santos mahogany, is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. It is native to tropical forests from Southern Mexico through the Amazon regions of Peru and Brazil at elevations of 200–690 metres (660–2,260 ft). [2] Plants are found growing in well drained soil in evergreen humid forest.

3. Myroxylon - Wikipedia

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   The tree is often called Quina or Balsamo, Tolu in Colombia, Quina quina in Argentina, and sometimes Santos Mahogany or Cabreuva in the lumber trade. Members of this genus produce hydroxypipecolic acids in their leaves. [4] The wood is dark brown, with a deep red heartwood. Natural oils grant it excellent decay resistance.

4. Janka hardness test - Wikipedia

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   For hardwood flooring, the test usually requires an 80 mm × 150 mm (3 in × 6 in) sample with a thickness of at least 6–8 mm, and the most commonly used test is the ASTM D1037. When testing wood in lumber form, the Janka test is always carried out on wood from the tree trunk (known as the heartwood), and the standard sample (according to ...

5. List of woods - Wikipedia

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   West Indies mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni) Bigleaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) Pacific Coast mahogany (Swietenia humilis) other mahogany African mahogany (Khaya spp.) Chinese mahogany (Toona sinensis) Australian red cedar, Indian mahogany (Toona ciliata) Philippine mahogany, calantis, kalantis (Toona calantas) Indonesian mahogany, suren ...

6. Mahogany - Wikipedia

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   Honduran mahogany tree, Swietenia macrophylla Wood from Honduran mahogany. Mahogany is a straight-grained, reddish-brown timber of three tropical hardwood species of the genus Swietenia, indigenous to the Americas [1] and part of the pantropical chinaberry family, Meliaceae. Mahogany is used commercially for a wide variety of goods, due to its ...

7. Santos Mahogany - Wikipedia

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