Species info: Amendoim
The Species:
Flooring Trade Name: Amendoim
Botanical Name: Pterogyne, nitens
Lumber Name: Amendoim, Ybyario
Grows In: Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil
Description
Amendoim exhibits a unique warm medium reddish tan/brown color with a lot of swirling grain and small burl figures.
Color Range & Color Change:
Color Range: Amendoim ranges from a pale tan orangey brown color to a medium tannish brown color with reddish highlights.
Color Change: Amendoim exhibits a medium degree of color change as this wood will mute and become a more uniform, darker tan-brown with reddish highlights over time.
Hardness
Amendoim is 106% as hard as red oak ( 1340 on the Janka scale vs. 1260 for red oak )
