Physical and mechanical properties of the wood from Parkia gigantocarpa Ducke.

The objective of this study was to determine some physical and mechanical properties of the wood from Parkia gigantocarpa Ducke and assess its technological potential in order to establish the uses of that species. Three 14-year-old trees from an experimental 1 Mestranda do Programa de Pos Graduacao em Ciencias Florestais e Ambientais, Faculdade de Engenharia Florestal, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso – UFMT, . 2 Professor do Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias e Ambientais, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso – UFMT, Campus Sinop, ; . 3 Engenheiro Florestal da EMPAER, Sinop, Mato Grosso, .