Garapa

Scientific name: Apuleia molaris

 

Other common names:

Abiu-casca-grossa, Abiurana, Abiurana-amarela, Abiurana-goiaba, Amarelão, Barajuba, Cumararana, Cumarurana, Garapa, Garapeira, Grapia, Maraúba, Miratoá, Miraúba, Muirajuba, Muiraruira, Muirataná, Muiratauá, Muiraúba, Murajuba, Pau-cetim, Pau-mulato, Sapocajuba, Sapucajuba.

 

Tree:

Commercial height: 11,40 m; Diameter: (DBH) 62.10 cm - (DAS) 67.73 cm; Trunk: straight/tortuous; Buttress: from low to 3,00 m.

 

Workability/end-uses:

 

Results	Planing Frame	Sanding Belt Narrow	Turning	Boring
Number of samples	47	35	9	47
Surface Finishing	Bad	Excellent	Excellent	Good
Defect	Torn	No defect	Acceptable	Fuzzy
Setting Equipment	Not suitable	-	Not suitable	Suitable

 

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Phisical Properties:

 

Density(g/cm3)				Shrinkage (%)			Shrinkage Tangential/ Shrinkage Radial
Dry	Green	Basic	12%	Tangential	Radial	Volumetric
0.86	1.25	0.75	0.88	10.10	6.50	15.90	1.55

 

Mechanical Properties:

 

State	Static Bending		Compression		Janka Hardness
	Modulus of rupture (kgf/cm2)	Modulus of elasticity (1.000kgf/cm2)	Parallel to the grain	Perpendicular to the grain	Parallel to the grain (kgf)	End to the grain (kgf)
			Maximum compression (kgf/cm2)	Stress at proportional limit (kgf/cm2)
Green	922	116	432	135	638	720
Dry	1272	129	644	158	745	845

 

State	Tension	Cleavage strenght	Shear	Nail extration
	Perpendicular to the grain	Maximum compression (kgf/cm)	Maximum compression (kgf/cm)	Parallel to the grain (kgf)	End to the grain (kgf)
	Maximum compression (kgf/cm2)
Green	48	62	112	147	209
Dry	56	68	131

 

Source: Laboratory of Forest Products - IBAMA-Brasília-Brazil