Product
Monkeypod
Samanea saman
Name
Commercial Name – Monkeypod, Monkey Pod, Raintree
Scientific Name – Albizia saman (syn. Samanea saman, Pithecellobium saman)
Distribution – Central and South America (Also planted/naturalized in many tropical regions of the world)
Technical Data
Tree Size – 100-125 ft (30-38 m) tall, 3-4 ft (1-1.2 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight – 38 lbs/ft3 (600 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC) – .48, .60
Janka Hardness – 900 lbf (4,010 N)
Modulus of Rupture – 9,530 lbf/in2 (65.7 MPa)
Elastic Modulus – 1,149,000 lbf/in2 (7.92 GPa)
Crushing Strength – 5,790 lbf/in2 (39.9 MPa)
Shrinkage – Radial: 2.0%, Tangential: 3.4%, Volumetric: 6.0%, T/R Ratio: 1.7