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Primavera / Prima Vera


Common Name(s): Primavera, Prima Vera

Scientific Name: Roseodendron donnell-smithii (syn. Cybistax donnell-smithii, Tabebuia donnell-smithii)

Distribution: Central America (Also grown on plantations)

Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter

Average Dried Weight: 29 lbs/ft3 (465 kg/m3)

Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .40, .47

Janka Hardness: 710 lbf (3,170 N)

Modulus of Rupture: 10,230 lbf/in2 (70.5 MPa)

Elastic Modulus: 1,133,000 lbf/in2 (7.81 GPa)

Crushing Strength: 5,850 lbf/in2 (40.4 MPa)

Shrinkage: Radial: 3.1%, Tangential: 5.1%, Volumetric: 8.6%, T/R Ratio: 1.6