MASHONASTE (Clarisia racemosa Ruiz &Pav)
It reaches up to 40 m high, with commercial height average of 20 m and up to 80 cm of diameter; cylindrical trunk, with low roots strips poorly developed. The superficial bark of the trunk is a smooth and thin, of greyish reddish color, with orange lenticels; the dead bark pulls away in long pieces that are observed adhered by some time in the surface of the trunk.
International trade name: Guariuba.
Family: Moraceae.
Physical-Mechanical Properties.
|
Density (g/cm³) |
Volumetric contraction (%) |
Elasticity module (kg/cm²) |
Rupture modulus (kg/cm²) |
Hardness (kg/cm²) |
| 0.56 | 9.40 | 139,000 | 926 | 690 |