Hymenaea courbaril L. 
CAESALPINIACEAE 

Comercial Name : Jatoba 
Other Names : Jatoba-Curuba, Jutai, Jutai-Acu, Jutai-Grande 
Foreign Name : 
Courbaril (Central America, France, French Guyana, Guyana, England, 
Mexico,Peru) 
Guapinol (Central America, Colombia, Mexico) 
Locus (Surinam) 
Red-Locust (Surinam) 
Rode-Locus (Surinam) 

Ocurrence : 
Brasil - Amazonia 
Others - Colombia, Guyana, French Guyana, Surinam 
General Charcteristics : 
Color : red chestnut 
Direction : right Texture : rough 
Taste : indistinct Smell : indistinct 
 Density at 15% m.c = 710 Kg/m3 

Natural Durability : 
Durabel in contact with the ground. 
Treatability : difficult due to low permeability. 
Processing Characteristics : 
Productivity in Mill : 50.60% 
Surfacing : moderately easy Shaping : hard 
Fixing : moderately easy Glueing : moderately easy 
Finishing : good 
Drying : fast with defects 

Uses: 
Civil Construction - Heavy Marine, External and Internal 
Furniture - General Usage 
Shippings - General Usage 
Veneers and Plywoods - General Usage 
Tools, Domestic Utensiles 
Paletes 
Sports Articles and toys, Musical Instruments and their parts 

 

	Green	Dry	English	Green	Dry	Metric
Bending Strength	12957	21020	psi	911	1478	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	1640	1880	psi	115	132	kg/cm2
Max. Crushing Strength	21020	5800	psi	1478	408	kg/cm2
Static Bending (FSPL)	7910	11900	psi	556	837	kg/cm2
Impact Strength			inches			cm
Stiffness	1843	2422	1000 psi	130	170	1000 kg/cm2
Work to Maximum Load	15	18	inch-lbs/in3	wml3	1	cm-kg/cm3
Hardness		2653	lbs		1203	kg
Shearing Strength		2470	psi		174	kg/cm2
Toughness		230	inch-lbs		265	cm-kg
Specific Gravity	0.76	0.91		0.76	0.91
Weight		56	lbs/ft3		897	kg/cm3
Density (Air-Dry)		57	lbs/ft3		913	kg/cm3
Radial Shrinkage		4.5	%		4.5	%
Tangential Shrinkage		8.5	%		8.5	%
Volumetric Shrinkage		12.7	%		12.7	%