Area of Distribution
Region of the Yungas in NW- Argentina

Logs
Length to 6m, average diameter: 40 cm

Timber
With fine and uniform texture; grain usually irregular and interlocked. Heartwood of reddish brown with dark streaks. Colour and grain can be compared to Rosewood.
Dries slowly with some tendency to warp. The timber is difficult to work on account of its hardness and causes severe blunting effects on cutting edges. Like other argentine Hardwoods Cebil is extremely resistant to preservative treatments, but rated as very durable in contact with earth and water.

Properties
Density ....................................................................... 900 kg/m³
Shrinkage radial .................................................................. 5 %
Shrinkage tangential ......................................................... 9,5 %
shrinkage in volume .......................................................... 17 %
shrinkage ratio (T/R) ........................................................ 1,9
E-Modulus ............................................................ 14.018 N/mm²
bending strength ....................................................... 123 N/mm²
compression strength (parallel) .................................. 51 N/mm²
Hardness (Janka) ................................................... 8.142 N/cm²
Durability (fungi, insects) ...................................... very durable

Uses
Cebil Colorado is used for parquet; the different shades in colour allow a vivid floor design. For exterior construction (hydraulic engineering, gardens, playgrounds) Cebil is an ambitious alternative. It is used without chemical treatment. Further uses: turnery, stairs.