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Aspidosperma megalocarpon
Malerio Colorado
A versatile structural hardwood used from rural rooftops to railroad ties. Easy to saw, plane, and shape despite its strength.
View Selected InventoryAbout Malerio Colorado
Malerio Colorado is a genuine workhorse — the kind of timber that shows up in beams and rounded sills, heavy structural framing, bridges, flooring, railroad ties, veneer, sawn lumber, rafters, scaffolding, baseboards, and even hand-tool handles. Fresh-cut wood carries an orange-reddish or pinkish tone that shifts to yellowish-brown with light exposure, eventually blending in almost seamlessly with the heartwood. The grain runs straight to interlocked, slightly irregular, with a fine and even texture. Despite its structural strength, it's genuinely easy to saw, plane, turn, and sand, with only moderate resistance to nailing, screwing, and rebar work. It also carries moderately high natural resistance to fungal and insect attack. Beyond timber, the tree's notably bitter bark has a traditional history as a folk remedy for diabetes, and the wood itself sees use as fuel.
At a glance
- My Lady
- Voladar
- Costilla
- Araracanga
At a glance
- Origin
- Belize, North Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Central Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, Southeast Mexico, Southwest Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela
- Category
- Flooring ? Indoor Furniture ? Outdoor Furniture ? Musical Instruments ? Marine
- Best for
- Musical items
- Working properties
- Easy to saw, plane, turn, and sand, with moderate resistance to nailing, screwing, and rebar. No distinctive scent.
Spec sheet
Physical-mechanical properties
Physical-mechanical properties for Aspidosperma megalocarpon from the supplied tropical timber catalog.
Density
670 kg/mu00b3
MOE Flex u2014 Elastic Modulus
167,280 cmu00b3
RLE Flex u2014 Elastic Resistance Limit
628 kg/cmu00b2
RR Flex u2014 Rupture Resistance
1,144 kg/cmu00b2
PMOE Com for u2014 Elastic Modulus, Compression Parallel
132,475 kg/cmu00b2
PRLE Com for u2014 Elastic Resistance Limit, Compression Parallel
277 kg/cmu00b2
RR Com for u2014 Rupture Resistance
451 kg/cmu00b2
RLE Com for u2014 Elastic Resistance Limit, Perpendicular Compression
451 kg/cmu00b2
RR Shear for u2014 Rupture Resistance, Parallel Shear
451 kg/cmu00b2
JK Lateral u2014 Lateral Face Hardness
476 kg
JK Lateral u2014 Transverse Face Hardness
592 kg
Where it's used
Built for the demanding jobs
01 — Furniture
Indoor & outdoor furniture
02 — Flooring
Premium hardwood flooring
03 — Musical Instruments
Tonewood & musical instruments
04 — Marine
Marine decking & boat building
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