Lingue (Persea lingue)
Family: Lauraceae
Common names: Aquacate, Aquacate de an Aquacatillo, Aquacote chico, Aquacote cimarron, Aquacote climarrAquacote de anis, Canela rosa, Canela ruiva, Chico, Isabella wood, Laurel tree, Line, Lingue, Litchi, Palto jeia, Palto-jeia, Peche marron, Pe marron
Distributed in: Bahamas, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru (Central America, Latin America)
Distribution overview: The species occurs throughout tropical America, from the West Indies and southern Mexico southward to Chile. It is also widely planted from Coquimbo to Valparaiso and Santiago in Chile.
Common uses: Balusters, Boxes and crates, Building materials, Casks, Ceiling, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Core Stock, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Office furniture, Packing cases, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Plain veneer, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Utility plywood, Veneer, Veneer: decorative
Environment profile: Rare
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterMedium to high
Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles, Susceptible to insect attack
Odor: No specific smell or taste
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly
Drying Defects: Splitting, Warping can be expected
Ease of Drying: Variable results.
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect: Slight dulling effect on cutting tools
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Easy to carve
Cutting Resistance: Rather low
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Responds well to hand and machine tools in mortising
Moulding: Moulds well (70+ % of pieces will yield good to excellent )
Movement in Service: Moulds well (70+ % of pieces will yield good to excellent )
Nailing: Holds satisfactorily, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools
Routing recessing: Good routing characteristics
Sanding: Yields a smooth surface
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Steam bending: Poor to Very Poor Results
Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Satisfactory polishing properties ; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,43 |
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Density |
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560 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
481 |
816 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
229 |
432 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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425 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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71 |
cm |
Shearing Strength |
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112 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
91 |
108 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
9 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
5 |
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Weight |
560 |
432 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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0,7 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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241 |
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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| | | | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 6843 | 11618 | psi | Density | | 35 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 937 | lbs | Impact Strength | | 28 | inches | Maximum Crushing Strength | 3260 | 6146 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1604 | psi | Stiffness | 1296 | 1548 | 1000 psi | Toughness | | 210 | inch-lbs | Work to Maximum Load | | 10 | inch-lbs/in3 | Specific Gravity | 0.43 | | | Weight | 35 | 27 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 5 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 9 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 14 | | % | |
Medium 0 Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Low Mor/Bending strength = low Medium Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Hardness (side grain) = soft Moderate Max. crushing strength = low 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Very low Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Medium Large Large Very low Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low Moderate 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Trength properties are lower than those of European beech (Fagus sylvatica ), especially in hardness and shock resistance. It is moderately hard and resistant to wearing and marring. It is heavy, and high in density. The bark of the tree is reported to yield tanning, and the grain is similar to that of Guarea spp.
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