Pao Rosa

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Pao Rosa

Pao Rosa

Swartzia fistuloides

The wood is white pinkish to light red with red brown veins.

  • Resistance to fungi poor weak medium good
  • Resistance to dry wood insect borers poor weak medium good
  • Resistance to termites poor weak medium good
  • Impregnability poor weak medium good
  • Stability poor weak medium good

 

Origin: Cameroon and Congo

Possible end-uses: furniture, veneers, flooring, cabinet-making

Marketing: Logs and Sawnwood

Physical and mechanical properties: Hard to very hard and nervous wood. Elastic with high splitting resistance. Naturally durable.

 

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