Mezilaurus itauba (Meissn) Taub. 
LAURACEAE 

Comercial Name : Itauba 
Other Names : Itauba-Amarela, Itauba-Grande, Itauba-Preta, Itauba-Verdadeira, 
Louro-Itauba. 
Foreign Name : 
Kaneerjoe (Guyana, French Guyana, Surinam) 
Kaneelhout (Guyana, French Guyana, Surinam) 
Taoub (Guyana, French Guyana, Surinam) 

Ocurrence : 
Brasil - AM/AP/PA/RO, MA, MT 
Others - Guyana, French Guyana, Surinam 

General Charcteristics : 
Color : yellow chestnut 
Direction : wavey Texture : average 
Taste : indistinct Smell : indistinct 
 Density at 15% m.c = 960 Kg/m3 

Natural Durability : 
Durabel - resistent to atack of fungus, cupim and marine xilofagos. 
Treatability : difficult. 
Processing Characteristics : 
Productivity in Mill : 49.20% 
Surfacing : moderately easy 
Drying : difficult with defects 
Finishing : good 

Uses: 
Civil Construction - Light Frames & External 
Heavy Marine, External and Internal 
Floors - Domestic 
Furniture - High Quality 
Shipping - Decks, Backs, Keels, Caverns 
Veneers and Plywoods 
Tools 
Diverse Uses - Sport Articles and Toys, Decoration and Ornaments 
Stairs 
 
 

	Green	Dry	English	Green	Dry	Metric
Bending Strength		17980	psi		1264	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength			psi			kg/cm2
Max. Crushing Strength	17980		psi	1264		kg/cm2
Static Bending (FSPL)			psi			kg/cm2
Impact Strength			inches			cm
Stiffness		2349	1000 psi		165	1000 kg/cm2
Work to Maximum Load			inch-lbs/in3			cm-kg/cm3
Hardness			lbs			kg
Shearing Strength			psi			kg/cm2
Toughness			inch-lbs			cm-kg
Specific Gravity		0.87			0.87
Weight	67	53	lbs/ft3	1074	849	kg/cm3
Density (Air-Dry)		53	lbs/ft3		849	kg/cm3
Radial Shrinkage		4	%		4	%
Tangential Shrinkage		10	%		10	%
Volumetric Shrinkage			%			%