Cativo
Cativo (Prioria copaifera)
Common names: Cativo
Distribution : Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia.
Color/appearance : The sapwood may be a very pale pinkish color or may be distinctly reddish. This difference is striking enough so that the loggers refer to the logs as “white cativo” or “red cativo.” The center of the log usually consists of a black core surrounded by a zone of irregularly pigmented, black or brown lines, although sometimes only the pigmented lines are present.
Janka hardness: 630 lbf
Density: 2.5 lbf
Shrinkage: 1
Radial (thickness): 3.4%
Tangential (width): 5.3%,
Volumetric (total): 8.7%,
T/R Ratio (width to depth): 1.6
Allergies/Toxicity: 1 Besides the standard health risks associated with any type of wood dust, no further health reactions have been associated with Cativo.
Sustainability: CITES: No, IUCN: No
Common Uses: furniture and cabinet parts, lumber core for plywood, picture frames, edge banding for doors, joinery, and millwork. Cativo is rated fair to good in steam bending
