Name
Commercial Name – Kimboto
Botanical Name – Pradosia ptychandra, P. surinamensis & P.schomburgkii
Family – Sapotaceae
Heavy construction, posts, spars, house framing
Properties
Color – Heartwood yellowish-or grayish-brown with more or less reddish cast
Grain – Straight to slightly interlocked
Texture – Fine to medium
Technical Data
Green density – 1.27 g/cm3
Air dry density at 12% MC – 1.02 g/cm3
Bending strength at 12% MC – 187 N/mm2
Crushing strength at 12% MC – 94 N/mm2