Grapia

Denominación.

• Scientific name: Apuleia molaris
• Spanish: Grapia, Garapa

Provenance

Description of the wood

• Wood is yellowish to golden brown
[Impregnabilidad]
• Heartwood: Little impregnable
• Sapwood· Slightly impregnable

Applications

• Exterior
carpentry • Interior
carpentry • Stairs
• Floors
• Outdoor deck

Mechanical properties

• Resistance to static flexion 1,820 kg/cm2

• Elasticity module 129,000 kg/cm2

• Resistance to compression 644 kg/cm2

• Parallel tensile strength 1,150 kg/cm2

Notes