Common Name(s):  Red Bloodwood

Scientific Name:  Corymbia gummifera

Distribution:  Coastal areas of eastern Australia

Tree Size:  65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 3-4 ft (1-1.2 m) trunk diameter

Average Dried Weight:  54 lbs/ft³ (865 kg/m³)

Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .70, .87

Janka Hardness:  2,450 lb_f (10,910 N)

Modulus of Rupture:  14,380 lb_f/in² (99.1 MPa)

Elastic Modulus:  1,860,000 lb_f/in² (12.83 GPa)

Crushing Strength:  8,480 lb_f/in² (58.5 MPa)

Shrinkage: Radial: ~3%, Tangential: ~6%, Volumetric: ~9%

Color/Appearance: No data available.

Grain/Texture: No data available.

Endgrain:  No data available.

Rot Resistance: No data available.

Workability: No data available.

Odor: No characteristic odor.

Allergies/Toxicity:  Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Red Bloodwood has been reported to cause eye and skin irritation. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicityand Wood Dust Safetyfor more information.

Pricing/Availability:  Virtually never exported to North America. 

Sustainability: This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Common Uses: No data available.

Comments: Not to be confused with the much more widespread commercial South American lumber Bloodwood (Brosimum rubescens), Red Bloodwood is an unrelated Australian species.

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