Amaranth / Purpleheart

Wood species Amaranth / Purpleheart

English name Amaranth / Purpleheart

Alternative name Violetwood, Nazareno, Tananeo, Saka

Botanical name Peltogyne purpurea

Type Hardwood

Tree size / Height m

Trunk / Diameter m

Location Brazil, Guyana, Suriname

More information Wikipedia

Specific gravity 0.812

Specific gravity (12% MC)

Janka Hardness lbf

Modulus of rupture MPa

Elastic Modulus GPa

Crushing Strength MPa

Shrinkage Radial %
Tangential %
Volumetric %
T/R Ratio

m³/BDU

m³/BDMT

Ton/BDU

Tonne/BDU

Tonne/BDMT