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Hardwood Descriptions
Local Name:
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Botanical Name:
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Trade name:
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Description:
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Chiricano
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Vantanea barbourii
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N/A
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Heavy, fine grained,durable hardwood. Redish-brown in color with black linear markings.
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Manglillo
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Aspidosperma sp.
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Amargo
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Semi-light, fine and even grained, durable hardwood. Peach to pink in color. Termite resistant.
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Ajo
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Caryocar costaricensis
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Cagui
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Semi-light medium durable wood with medium coarse grain. Light in color.
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Pilon
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Hieronima alchorneoides
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Urucurana
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Semi-heavy, durable, medium-coarse grained hardwood. Redish brown to pinkish in color.
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Cedro maria
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Calophyllum brasilensis
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Jacareuba /
Santa Maria
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Light and semi-hard with a fine even grain. Creamy toasted in color and extermely weather resistant.
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Espavel
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N/A
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N/A
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Semi-heavy, durable, fine even grain with black linear markings. Light, pinkish tan to dark tan in color.
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