Species
Matthei Timbers carries an extensive range of quality timber species to cater for many different applications. These Include:
Common Name: Pacific Jarrah
Botanical Name: Manilkara Bidentata
Other Common Names: Massaranduba, Balata, Bulletwood, Brazilian Redwood, Quinila, Manilkara
Pale sapwood and dark red-brown heartwood, with medium lustre and fine texture. Strong and tough timber that is highly resistant to wear and moisture absorption.
*Meets the BAL29 Australian Standard (AS 3959-2009)
Common Name: Southern Spotted
Botanical Name: Dipteryx Odorata
Other Common Names: Tonka, Cumaru, Brazilian Teak,
Yellow-white sapwood and olive-brown heartwood, with fine texture and medium lustre. Very good dimensional stability and highly resistant to shock. Ideal for structural timber and flooring.
*Meets the BAL29 Australian Standard (AS 3959-2009)
Common Name: Pacific Crows Ash
Botanical Name: Apuleia Ferrea
Other Common Names: Garapa, Ferro
Narrow whitish sapwood and red-brown heartwood. Timber is hard and tough, turns and carves easily and has excellent weathering characteristics.
*Meets the BAL29 Australian Standard (AS 3959-2009)
Common Name: White Mahogany
Botanical Name: Brosmium Alicastrum
Other Common Names: Congona
Sapwood about 40cm wide, pale yellowish-white or pinkish-yellow. Heartwood is yellowish, yellow-light brown.
Common Name: Ipe
Botanical Name: Tabebuia Serratifolia
Other Common Names: Brazilian Walnut, Tahuari
Sapwood, yellowish-white. Heartwood greyish when freshly cut, darkening to greyish-green or brownish-olive on exposure; sometimes slightly streaked.
Common Name: Masha Teak
Botanical Name: Machaerium Inundatum
Other Common Names: Aguano Masha
Sapwood is white, clearly demarcated from the hardwood, dark or brown-reddish with stripes of darker colour.
Common Name: Almendrillo
Botanical Name: Caryocar Brasiliense
Pale greyish-brown heartwood and narrow sapwood. Strong and tough timber with excellent wearing properties.
Common Name: Bacu
Botanical Name: Cariniana Pyriformis
Other Common Names: Coastal Beech
Pale sapwood and red-brown heartwood, with medium to high lustre. Moderately tough and strong timber.
Common Name: Cigar Box Cedar
Botanical Name: Cedrela Odorata
Other Common Names: Spanish Cedar
Pale sapwood and red-brown heartwood, with medium to high lustre and excellent wearing properties.
Common Name: Konoko
Botanical Name: Pouteria Caimoto
Heartwood and sapwood: distinct, thickness: 2.0cm to 8.0cm. Heartwood colour: reddish-brown, sapwood colour: light reddish brown, growth rings.
Common Name: Yellow Box
Botanical Name: Calychophyllum Candidissimum
Other Common Names: Capirona, Lemonwood
Light brown timber with medium lustre. Finishes smoothly and carves and turns well.
*Meets the BAL29 Australian Standard (AS 3959-2009)
Common Name: Oiticica
Botanical Name: Clarisia Racemosa
Other Common Names: Clarisia
Pale sapwood, bright yellow heartwood, with high lustre, distinct growth rings. Ideal for structural timber and flooring.
Common Name: Nargusta
Botanical Name: Terminalia Amazonia
Other Common Names: Chamisa
Light sapwood and olive-brown heartwood. Ideal for structural timber and flooring.
Common Name: Red Cedar
Botanical Name: Cedrela Fissilis
Pale sapwood and deep red-brown heartwood, with pronounced stripes and golden lustre. Stains and polishes well, and has excellent weathering characteristics.
Common Name: Virola
Botanical Name: Virola Sebifera
Other Common Names: Cumala
Sapwood pale golden to pale-brown, merging gradually into the uniform light reddish, greyish or brown heartwood. Sapwood and heartwood sometimes not demarcated.
