English name: Gourbaril
Latin name: Hymenaea parvofolia
Family: Leguminosae
Genus: Hymenaea
Other name(s): Kuruguay
Features: Heartwood is light brown to purple brown. Sapwood is near white.
Trees and distribution: Large trees, up to 30m, more than 1.2m in diameter, distributed in central Europe and Britain.
Material: With a gloss, no characteristic odor, fine structure, texture staggered, heavy weight, ( air dry density is about 0.90G/CM3, heavy shrinkage, high strength, slowing drying performance, corrosion resistance.
Applications: Furniture, veneer, flooring.
