NAME
Commercial Name – Purpleheart
Botanical Name – Peltogyne venosa
Family – Caesalpiniaceae
PROPERTIES
Color – Brown beige when freshly cut, turns in deep purple upon exposure to light and darkens to dark brown
Grain – Usually straight
Texture – Medium to fine
TECHNICAL DATA
Green density – 1.10 g/cm3
Air dry density at 12% MC – 0.76 g/cm3
Bending strength at 12% MC – 155 N/mm2
Crushing strength at 12% MC – 79 N/mm2
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