Mora

Common Name(s): Mora

Scientific Name: Mora excelsa, M. gonggrijpii

Distribution: Northeastern South America (Primarily Guyana and Suriname)

Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter

Average Dried Weight: 63 lbs/ft3 (1,015 kg/m3)

Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .80, 1.01

Janka Hardness: 2,300 lbf (10,230 N)

Modulus of Rupture: 22,550 lbf/in2 (155.5 MPa)

Elastic Modulus: 2,790,000 lbf/in2 (19.24 GPa)

Shrinkage: Radial: 6.7%, Tangential: 9.9%, Volumetric: 17.7%, T/R Ratio: 1.5

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