Data sheet
| Diameter (cm) | 100 - 120 cm (3-4 ft) |
| Average Dried Weight (kg/cbm) | 600 kg/m3 ( 38 lbs/ft3 ) |
| Grade | A Grade |
| Length | 30-38 meter (100-125 ft,) |
| Hardness (lbf /N) | 4,010 N ( 900 lbf ) |
| Applications | Table desktop, veneer, furniture, plywood, cabinetry, music instruments (guitars, etc), small specialty wood products. |
| Comments | Not listed in CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
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Common Name(s): Monkey pod, Rain wood, Raintree
Scientific Name: Samanea saman (syn. Pithecellobium saman or Albizia saman)
Distribution: Ecuador, Colombia (Central and South America)
(For our projects these trees are planted/naturalized in many tropical regions of Ecuador and Colombia)
Tree Size: 30-38 meter (100-125 ft tall )
Trunk Diameter: 1-1.2m (3-4 ft)
Average Dried Weight: 600 kg/m3 (38 lbs/ft3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .48, .60
Janka Hardness: 4,010 N ( 900 lbf )
Modulus of Rupture: 65.7 MPa ( 9,530 lbf/in2 )
Elastic Modulus: 7.92 GPa ( 1,149,000 lbf/in2 )
Crushing Strength: 39.9 MPa (5,790 lbf/in2 )
Shrinkage: Radial: 2.0%,
Tangential: 3.4%,
Volumetric: 6.0%,
T/R Ratio: 1.7
Commonly used: Cabinetry, furniture, veneer, plywood, millwork/trim, carving, musical instruments (guitars and ukuleles), and as specialty wood products