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Timbo
(Enterolobium contortisiliquum)
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COMMON NAMES:   Timbo, timbauba, hevio

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DURABILITY1:   Very durable

SOURCE:  Argentina, Bolivia, Southern Brazil

DESCRIPTION:   Heartwood is light yellowish tan in color, sometimes with dark brown streaks, medium texture. A relative of guanacaste, but much heavier; comparable to cocobolo in density. Dust is a potential irritant to mucous membranes.


1 Durability refers to a wood's resistance to rotting in wet environments.

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