Common Name(s): Yellow silverballi
Scientific Name: Aniba hypoglauca (syn. A. ovalifolia)
Distribution: South America (Guyana and Suriname)
Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall,
1.5-2.5 ft (.5-.8 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight: 38.1 lbs/ft3 (610 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .53, .61
Janka Hardness: 1,070 lbf (4,760 N)*
*Estimated hardness based on specific gravity
Modulus of Rupture: 9,720 lbf/in2 (67.0 MPa)
Elastic Modulus: 1,320,000 lbf/in2 (9.10 GPa)
Crushing Strength: 5,800 lbf/in2 (40.0 MPa)
Shrinkage: Radial: 4.6%, Tangential: 7.3%,
Volumetric: 12.1%, T/R Ratio: 1.6