10/01/2026
Common Name, (English)Parota - Raintree - Elephant ear tree - Earpod tree
Scientific Name, Enterolobium cyclocarpum
Family Fabaceae
Description Parota is among the most majestic and aesthetically pleasing of tree species in its native range. It is used to make items such as doors, windows, furniture, cabinets, and for shipbuilding.
Wood specifications
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Taxonomy
Common name (English)
Parota - Raintree - Elephant ear tree - Earpod tree
Common name (Spanish)
Guanacaste
Scientific name
Enterolobium cyclocarpum
Family
Fabaceae
Distribution or habitat
Primarily Central America, as well as Mexico and northern South America.
Description
Parota is among the most majestic and aesthetically pleasing of tree species in its native range. It is used to make items such as doors, windows, furniture, cabinets, and for shipbuilding.
Technical specs
Janka hardness
470 pounds-force
2100 Newtons
Average dried weight
550 kg/m3
Color and Appearance
Heartwood is light to medium brown, sometimes with a reddish hue. Darker streaks of brown are sometimes present.
Commercial notes
Workability
Easy to work with hand and machine tools. However, tearout is common during planing, and fuzzy surfaces may be seen after machining, especially on quartersawn surfaces. Glues and finishes well.
Durability
Rated as durable to very durable; mixed insect resistance.
Commercial availability
Parota is available by container load. Can be supply in a regular basis.
