ALTSPL

Summary

Family Name	Code	Local Name	Trade Name	Botanical Name	End Use
	ALMENDRO	Dipteryx panamensis	Dipteryx panamensis
Fabaceae	BALSAMO	Myroxylon peruiferum	Myroxylon peruiferum	Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harm	boards, flooring, steps , colour – wood is dark brown, with a deep red heartwood
Basralocus, Angelique	BAS	Basralocus, Angelique	Basralocus, Angelique	Basralocus, Angelique	Interior and exterior joinery, naval construction, millwork, flooring, paneling, furniture,crossties.
Vochysiaceae Wood Technical Fact Sheet	BGR	Qualea spp	Qualea spp	Mandioqueira & Gronfoeloe	Joinery, millwork, furniture, veneer and plywood, general construction, and flooring.
Sapotaceae	BOL	Bolletrie, Massaranduba	Bolletrie, Massaranduba	Manilkara bidentata	Heavy construction, bridges, flooring, carpentry, stairs, naval construction, violin bows, billiard cue butts, furniture components.
	CUMARU	Brazilian Teak	Brazilian Teak	Dipteryx odorata	It is suited to a variety of external and internal applications across residential, commercial and structural/civil construction.
Combretaceae	DJI	Gindya Udu	Gindya Udu	Buchenavia tetraphylla	Exterior and interior joinery, flooring, furniture, boat decking, planking and framing decorative veneer and turnery.
Fabaceae	GKB	Gele-Kabbes	Gele-Kabbes	Vatairea guianensis	Interior and exterior joinery, general carpentry, furniture, sleepers.
Lauraceae	GREENHEART	Chlorocardium rodiei	Chlorocardium rodiei	Sipiroe, Bibiru, Demerara Greenheart	A very heavy, hard timber, suitable for use under exacting conditions, outstanding in most of its strength properties and of very high durability and having excellent resistance to attack by marine borers. Available in very large sizes and long lengths, and is therefore suitable for piling, piers, lock gates, docks and harbor works. Useful for pier decking and hand rails, flooring and in the engineering industry as bearers for engines. Gives good services in chemical plants for vats, filter press plates and frames. Suitable for joinery in both exterior and interior situations and useful also for fishing rods and as a center laminar for longbows and general construction.
Bignoniaceae	IPE	Ipe, Greenheart, Makagrin	Ipe, Greenheart, Makagrin	Tabebuia serratiforlia & Tabebuia capitata	Industrial and parquet flooring, cabinets, sleepers, stairs, furniture, naval construction, hydraulic works, interior and exterior joinery
	JATOBA	Brazilian Cherry	Brazilian Cherry	Hymenaea courbaril
Fabaceae	JOK	Yongu Kabbes	Yongu Kabbes	Vataireopsis speciosa	Interior and exterior joinery, general carpentry, furniture, sleepers.
Moraceae	KAW	Kaw Udu	Kaw Udu	Bagassa guianensis & tiliaefolia	Interior and exterior joinery, general carpentry, cabinet work, flooring, stairs, fittings, wainscoting, shipbuilding, moulding.
Sapotaceae	KMB	Kimboto	Kimboto	Pradosia ptychandra, P. surinamensis & P.schomburgkii	Heavy construction, posts, spars, house framing
Fabaceae	MAKA KABBES	Angelim Pedra	Angelim Pedra	Hymenolobium excelsum	Interior and exterior joinery, flooring, panelling, turney, furniture, general carpentry.
Caesalpiniaoeae	MORA	Mora excelsa	Mora excelsa	Nato, Dakama, Pracuuba	Best suited for heavy construction work, jetties and foreshore work. Particularly suitable for sleepers, wagon bottoms, and for both traditional and mosaic flooring and shipbuilding.
Clusiaceae	PAK	Pakuli	Pakuli	Platonia guianensis & rheedia spp.	Interior and exterior joinery, flooring, stairs, marine construction, mouldiing, veneer.
Caesalpiniaceae	PRH	Purpleheart	Purpleheart	Peltogyne venosa	Interior and exterior joinery, cabinet work, furniture, stairs, flooring, tool handles, billiard ue butts, carving, turnery, marquetry, laminated beams, sliced veneer.
Caesalpiniaoeae	PURPLEHEART	Peltogyne pubescens	Peltogyne pubescens	Amamnth, Nazareno, Pau Roxo, Bois Violet, Barabu	Possesses high strength and very good durability and is an excellent structural timber suitable for heavy outdoor construction work such as bridges and park benches. As flooring it has high wearing quantities and is suitable for most conditions of traffic. Has been used successfully in chemical plants as vats, filter press plates and frames. Also used for making billiard cue butt, tool handles, interior and exterior joinery and ship building. A valuable wood for its attractive appearance and its strength.
Caesalpiniaceae	RLO	Jatoba	Jatoba	Hymenaea courbaril	Exterior and interior joinery, marine constuctions, high grade furniture and cabinet work, flooring, stairs, decorative veneer and fittings, turney, arched articles
Apocynaceae	SHIBIDAN	Aspidosperma album	Aspidosperma album	Red Peroba, Peroba Rosa, Kromanti Kipi	A good general purpose wood suitable for construction work requiring strength and durability and could also be useful for exterior joinery. Also suitable for panelling, turnery and furniture manufacture.
Papilionacease	TATABU	Diplotropis purpurea	Diplotropis purpurea	Sucupira, Alcoruoque, Zwarte Kabbes	Has a decorative appearance and is of interest for turned work and as a veneer for inlays in high grade furniture. Suitable for exterior and interior joinery, turnery, panelling and tool handles. A very useful timber with many applications.
Caesalpiniaceae	TEAK	Tectona grandis	Tectona grandis	Diplotropis purpurea	Exterior and interior joinery, flooring, stairs, turnery, tool handles, furniture, heavy contructions
	WAMARA	Guyana Rosewood	Guyana Rosewood	Swartzia spp.
Lauraceae	WAN	Wana	Wana	Ocotea rubra	Interior and exterior joinery, cabinetwork, carpentry, moulding, panelling, glued laminated beams, plywood.
Caesalpiniaceae	WPL	Witte Pinto-Locus	Witte Pinto-Locus	Martiodendron parviflorum	Exterior and interior joinery, flooring, stairs, furniture
Caesalpiniaceae	ZWK	Zwarte Kabbes	Zwarte Kabbes	Diplotropis purpurea	Exterior and interior joinery, flooring, stairs, turnery, tool handles, furniture, heavy contructions