 | Common name (English) Pink trumpet tree wood / Pink Ipe / Lapacho Common name (Spanish) Guayacancillo – Corteza negro – Guayacán – Roble Sabana Scientific name Tabebuia guayacan / Tabebuia impetiginosa / Handroanthus impetiginosus / Tabebuia roseae Family Bignoniaceae Distribution or habitat Distributed from northern Mexico south to northern Argentina. Lapacho is the national tree of Paraguay, and it is also a common tree in Argentina’s northeastern region, as well as in southeastern Bolivia. According to Native Trees of Trinidad and Tobago, this tree is not indigenous to Trinidad, it is introduced. Description Pink Trumpet tree wood is a pleasant yellowish colour, barely knotted and very tough and heavy . It’s rich in tannins and therefore very resistant to weather and sun. Janka hardness 3510 pounds-force 15620 Newtons Average dried weight 1100 kg/m3 Color and Appearance Brown Workability Pink trumpet tree is a difficult wood to work, being extremely hard and dense, with high cutting resistance during sawing. It also has a pronounced blunting effect on cutting edges. The wood generally planes smoothly, but the grain can tearout on interlocked areas. Durability Rated as very durable; excellent insect resistance. Commercial availability Pink trumpet tree wood is in limited supply. Not possible to supply by full container load. But offered by us in a regular basis. Export Restrictions None. |
