The Guianas, Trinidad, and the lower Amazon region of Brazil. Occasional to frequent on sandy or loamy soils in Guyana. Forest Products Laboratory toughness average for green and dry material is 75 in.-lb.
Weathering characteristics are excellent and the wood is highly resistant to moisture absorption.
The heartwood is not treatable. 282-3Logs are delivered to a sawmill in southern Nigeria. Export of logs fro this region, as well as from most other tropical areas, is being restricted. M 150 282-2Band mills in Ghana are designed to handle logs 5 feet and more in diameter. 150 273-13 Shores spp.