Local name: Gele Kabbes

Other names: Amargoso (Honduras), Amargo amargo (Panama), Arisauru, Yaksaru (Guyana), Mora (Nicaragua), Gele Kabbes (Surinam), Angelim, Faveira (Brazil).

Botanical name: Vatairea guianensis

Colour: Yellow, redish brown yellow

Grain: Straight to strongly interlocked

Texture: Coarse to very coarse

End Use:

• Flooring
• Exterior and interior carpentry
• Doors
• Furniture