Dipteryx odorata Willd. 
FABACEAE 

Comercial Name : Cumaru 
Other Names : Camaru, Camaru-Ferro, Cambaru, Cambaru-Ferro, Champagne, 
Cumaru-Amarelo, Cumaru-da-Folha-Grande,Cumaru-Escuro, 
Cumaru-Ferro, Cumaru-Rosa, Cumaru-Roxo, 
Cumaru-Verdadeiro, Cumbari, Cumbaru-Ferro, Muirapage. 
Foreign Name : 
Tonka (Guyana) 
Faux Gaiac (French Guyana) 
Charapilla (Peru) 
Sarrapia (Venezuela, Colombia) 
Ebo (Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras) 

Ocurrence : 
Brasil - AM/PA/RO, MT, MA 
Others -Guyana, French Guyana, Surinam, Venezuela 
General Charcteristics : 
Color : chestnut Aspect : Unstressed Fiberous 
Direction :  Texture : average 
Taste : indistinct Smell : unpleasant 
 Basic Density = 910 Kg/m3 

Natural Durability : 
Durabel - resistent to atack of fungus and marine xilofagos. 
Treatability : difficult. 
Processing Characteristics : 
Surfacing : easy Sawing : difficult 
Fixing: easy Finishing: good 
Drying : easy with defects 

Uses: 
Civil Construction - Light External; Heavy External,Internal and Marine 
Floors - Domestic 
Furniture 
Transport 
Shipping 
Veneers and Plywoods 
 
 

	Green	Dry	English	Green	Dry	Metric
Bending Strength	19295	27270	psi	1357	1917	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength			psi			kg/cm2
Max. Crushing Strength	27270	9020	psi	1917	634	kg/cm2
Static Bending (FSPL)			psi			kg/cm2
Impact Strength		39	inches		99	cm
Stiffness	2690	3030	1000 psi	189	213	1000 kg/cm2
Work to Maximum Load			inch-lbs/in3			cm-kg/cm3
Hardness		3540	lbs		1606	kg
Shearing Strength			psi			kg/cm2
Toughness		265	inch-lbs		305	cm-kg
Specific Gravity	0.86	0.9		0.86	0.9
Weight		71	lbs/ft3		1138	kg/cm3
Density (Air-Dry)		71	lbs/ft3		1138	kg/cm3
Radial Shrinkage		5	%		5	%
Tangential Shrinkage		7.6	%		7.6	%
Volumetric Shrinkage		12	%		12	%