Brazilian woods

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Name ▲	Scientific name	Family	Hardness	Density	Shrinkage	Heartwood colour
Açacu	Hura crepitans	Euphorbiaceae	392 kgf	0.48 g/cm³	7.5 %	White PA
Axixá	Sterculia apeibophylla	Sterculiaceae	416 kgf	0.61 g/cm³	15.4 %	Brown PA
Breu	Protium heptaphyllum	Burseraceae	454 kgf	0.55 g/cm³	12.6 %	Brown PA
Burra-leiteira	Sapium marmieri	Euphorbiaceae	234 kgf	0.48 g/cm³	10.8 %	White PA
Cajá	Spondias mombin	Anacardiaceae	337 kgf	0.38 g/cm³	9.5 %	White PA
Cajuaçu	Anacardium giganteum	Anacardiaceae	374 kgf	0.49 g/cm³	8.5 %	Grey RO
Cajuaçu	Anacardium occidentale	Anacardiaceae	387 kgf	0.46 g/cm³	9.7 %	Grey AM
Cajuaçu	Anacardium parvifolium	Anacardiaceae	448 kgf	0.49 g/cm³	8.6 %	Grey AM
Cajuaçu	Anacardium spruceanum	Anacardiaceae	390 kgf	0.42 g/cm³	9.4 %	White PA
Canela/louro-tamanco	Nectandra cuspidata	Lauraceae	331 kgf	0.46 g/cm³	9.1 %	Grey AM
Caroba / parapará	Jacaranda copaia	Bignoniaceae	336 kgf	0.31 g/cm³	13.9 %	White PA
Castanha-de-arara	Joannesia heveoides	Euphorbiaceae	392 kgf	0.39 g/cm³	9.8 %	White PA
Caucho	Castilla ulei	Moraceae	277 kgf	0.47 g/cm³	16.1 %	White PA
Cauchorana	Micrandra minor	Euphorbiaceae	464 kgf	0.48 g/cm³	9.8 %	Brown AM
Cedro	Cedrela sp.	Meliaceae	450 kgf	0.47 g/cm³	9.6 %	Pink PA
Cedrorana	Cedrelinga cateniformis	Mimosaceae	432 kgf	0.56 g/cm³	11.6 %	Grey RO
Fava-bolota / visgueiro	Parkia gigantocarpa	Mimosaceae	242 kgf	0.31 g/cm³	8.8 %	White AM
Faveira	Parkia multijuga	Mimosaceae	409 kgf	0.38 g/cm³	9.8 %	White PA
Faveira	Parkia nitida	Mimosaceae	413 kgf	0.50 g/cm³	7.9 %	White PA
Faveira / visgueiro	Parkia paraensis	Mimosaceae	399 kgf	0.49 g/cm³	11.9 %	Grey PA
Faveira-amargosa	Vataireopsis speciosa	Fabaceae	498 kgf	0.74 g/cm³	9.9 %	Brown RO
Figueira / gameleira	Ficus insipida	Moraceae	212 kgf	0.45 g/cm³	14.1 %	White PA
Frei-jorge	Cordia sp.	Boraginaceae	420 kgf	0.58 g/cm³	11.4 %	Brown PA
Inga-de-porco	Albizia pedicellaris	Mimosaceae	484 kgf	0.61 g/cm³	11.0 %	Pink PA