Mora

Color/Appearance: Heartwood is light to medium reddish brown. Wide pale yellow-brown sapwood is clearly demarcated from heartwood.

Grain/Texture: Has a straight to interlocked grain, with a medium to coarse texture. Good natural luster.

Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; large pores in no specific arrangement, few; solitary and radial multiples of 2-3; heartwood deposits present; narrow rays faintly visible without lens, normal spacing; parenchyma vasicentric,lozenge, winged, confluent, and marginal.

Rot Resistance: Mora is rated as durable to very durable, and also has good resistance to insect attacks.

Workability: Pieces with interlocked grain can be difficult to work, frequently resulting in tearout during machining operations. Mora also has a pronounced blunting effect on cutting edges.

Odor: Mora can have an unpleasant and sour odor while being worked.

Allergies/Toxicity: Mora has been reported to cause respiratory irritation. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information.

Pricing/Availability: Mora is used within its native range, and is only occasionally exported. When available, prices should be  moderate for an imported hardwood.

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

Common Uses: Flooring, boatbuilding, heavy (exterior) construction, and turned objects.