Technical specie specifications for Flamewood / Palo Rosa from Fantastic Floor - Discount Exotic and Domestic Hardwood Flooring, Prefinished Solid Flooring, Unfinished Solid Flooring and Engineered Flooring.

Flamewood, Palo Rosa Hardwood Flooring

  • Flamewood / Palo Rosa Flooring
  • Scientific Name, Other Names: Aspidosperma spp, Peroba Rosa, Amerello, Amargoso, Ibira-romi
  • Description: Palo Rosa flooring is a bold and beautful wood that sports a red to yellowish heartwood that can be streaked with brown or purple. Palo Rosa hardwood is also known as flamewood, due to its orange and yellow intertwining tones. Found primarily in Brazil and parts of Argentina, Palo Rosa, like many South American species of wood, benefits from great durability and substantial hardness. A wood that is often used for decorative veneers and fine furniture, a Palo Rosa floor makes a distinctive and gorgeous addition to any space.
  • Janka Hardness: 1,730 pounds
  • Strength (MOR): 12,760 psi
  • Stiffness (MOE): 1,435 1000 psi
  • Density (KG/m3): 785
  • Tangential Shrinkage: 6.4 %
  • Radial Shrinkage: 3.8 %
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  • Family: Apocynaceae
  • Tree Characteristics: The Palo Rosa tree can reach 125 feet in height with a trunk of up to 5 feet in diameter.
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  • Luster: Low to medium
  • Grain: Straight to irregular
  • Texture: Fine and uniform
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