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SOUTH AMERICAN PURPLEHEART |
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When first worked it is yellow, but overnight changes
to an attractive purple, which darkens with age. It is a very attractive
defect free timber. Peltogyne pubescens Family: Leguminosae Common Names: Amaranth, Violetwood. Distribution: Central America and tropical South America. |
General Description: The heartwood is yellow
when freshly cut, maturing to a deep purple/violet; the original colour is
restored when re-cut. Straight grained, but often irregular, wavy and
sometimes interlocked, producing a pleasing striped figure on quartered
surfaces. Texture moderate to fine. Weight varies from 800-1,000kg/m3
(50-63lb/ft3) averaging 860kg/m3 (54lb/ft3); specific gravity .86. |
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