| Scientific name |
Manilkara
bidentata (A. DC.) Chevalier |
| Family |
Sapotaceae |
| Commercial name |
Bulletwood,
Balata |
| Other
names |
Maçaranduba
(Brazil), Balata (Colombia), Pamashto (Peru) |
| Distribution area |
Maçaranduba
(Brazil), Balata (Colombia), Pamashto (Peru) |
| Region
and frecuency |
Considered
scarce |
| Commercial group |
|
| Treetop |
Stratified |
| Trunc |
Cylindrical, slightly corrugated, commercial heights up
to 25 m |
| Bark |
Brown
grayish color, coarse texture with deep fissures. Exudes
abundant sticky latex | |
|
| Sapwood
color |
Light chesnut |
Heartwood
color |
Chesnut redish
dark |
| Odor |
Indistinct |
Taste |
Indistinct |
| Luster |
Tenuous |
Grain |
Straight |
| Stripped |
Superposed archs |
Texture |
Fine |
| Moisture
content (Green lumber) |
|
% |
| Basic
density |
0,8 |
g/cm3 |
| Density
(12% moisture content) |
0,95 |
g/cm3 |
| Radial
shrinkage |
5,9 |
% |
| Tangencial shrinkage |
8,3 |
% |
| Volumetric shrinkage |
13,8 |
% |
| Rate
T/R |
1,4 |
|
| Modulus
of elasticity |
138 x
1000 |
x 1000
Kg/cm2 |
| Modulus
of rupture |
1307 |
Kg/cm2 |
| Compression paralell to grain |
648 |
Kg/cm2 |
| Quarteredsawed |
163 |
Kg/cm2 |
| Lateral
hardness |
887 |
Kg |
| Impact
bending |
|
Kg-m |
| TECHNICAL CONDITIONS FOR
PROCESSING |
| Machining |
Difficult
machining due to wood hardness. Good finishing. |
| Preservation |
Impermeable |
| Natural
durability |
Verydurable,
resistant to attack of fungi and insects |
| Drying |
Air drying is
rather quick. A soft kiln schedule is
recommended. |
| Furniture |
Flooring |
| Construction |
|