Main commercial supply from the species growing in almost pure stands in the Pacific coastal fresh water swamp forests of Colombia and Ecuador. Other species in upland forests of Costa Rica, Panama, and Venezuela. There is no demarcation between sapwood and heartwood, pale pinkish brown. Generally machines well if sharp knives are used and dressed with the grain. Heartwood is nondurable and is susceptible to insect attack.
Wood is prone to blue stain and requires rapid extraction and conversion.
The wood is rated as moderately easy to preserve with uniform penetration of treating solutions. 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.