Commercial Name – Ipe, Greenheart, Makagrin Botanical Name – Tabebuia serratiforlia & Tabebuia capitata Family – Bignoniaceae
Color – Olive brown to greyish brown Grain – Straight to interlocked Texture – Medium
Green density – 1.28 g/cm3 Air dry density at 12% MC – 1.05 g/cm3 Bending strength at 12% MC – 180 N/mm2 Crushing strength at 12% MC – 97 N/mm2
Industrial and parquet flooring, cabinets, sleepers, stairs, furniture, naval construction, hydraulic works, interior and exterior joinery