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Podocarp
Podocarp (Podocarpus guatemalensis)

Family: Podocarpaceae

Common names: Amunu, British Honduras yellowwood, Caoba del pais, Caobilla, Chaquiro, Cipres, Cipresillo lorito, Cipricillo, Cypress, Dilang butiki, Djamudju, Landin, Laurier-rose, Malaalmaciga, Manio, Maniu, Matai, Miro, Mse, Musenene, Mushunga, Paya, Pinho bravo, Pino, Pino castaneto, Pino chaquiro, Podocarp, Raisinier montagne, Sisin, Weedee, Wild pine, Wild pitch pine

Distributed in: Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Columbia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: The growth range of this tropical American species of Podocarpus genus includes the West Indies and from southern Mexico to southern Chile. It is often found in the mountainous regions within its range.

Common uses: Beams, Bent Parts, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Concrete formwork, Construction, Core Stock, Decks, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory construction, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery (external): ground contact, Joinery, Joists, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Veneer

Environment profile: Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center This species is officially classified as Rare within its natural habitat in Belize, El Salvador, and Colombia, and Endangered in Costa Rica, and Guatemala. Ts status in the wild is currently listed as unknown because of insufficient information in Mexico, Panama, Nicaragua, and Venezuela

Tree size: The trees are unbuttressed, and develop somewhat fluted but straight and clear boles.

Colors: the heart isYellow to golden-yellow to orange, Yellow to yellowish-brown and the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight to shallowly interlocked, the textureUniformand the lusterSomewhat lustrous

Natural durability: Moderately durable, Perishable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: UK=H US=T10D4S/T8D3S Fr=7

Drying Defects: Slight twist/warp, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Little degrade if dried properly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Boring: Good response to boring operations

Carving: Responds well to carving operations

Cutting Resistance: Low resistance to sawing

Mortising: Mortises readily, with rather good

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 nails well, Takes nails well

Planing: Generally smooth planed surfaces

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Resistance to Splitting: Good

Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools

Routing recessing: Generally good routing qualities

Sanding: Good sanding properties

Steam bending: Very poor

Turning: Yields clean surfaces

Painting: Satisfactory painting properties ; Polishing: Generally polishes well ; Staining: Satisfactory staining properties; Varnishing: Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,42 0,54
Density 512 kg/m3
Bending Strength 716 1032 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 291 474 kg/cm2
Hardness 391 kg
Impact Strength 40 cm
Shearing Strength 120 kg/cm2
Stiffness 80 91 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Weight 528 496 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,56 0,63 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 137 cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 10197 14692 psi
Density 32 lbs/ft3
Hardness 862 lbs
Impact Strength 16 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 4148 6744 psi
Shearing Strength 1718 psi
Stiffness 1145 1301 1000 psi
Toughness 119 inch-lbs
Work to Maximum Load 8 9 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.42 0.54
Weight 33 31 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 10 %

Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very low
Toughness (total work) = very low
Work to Maximum Load
Toughness (total work) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Max. crushing strength = low
High in density
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Bending strength (MOR) = high
The bending strength of air-dried wood of the species is similar to that of Teak, which is considered to be strong. Other species in this range include Teak, White oak, and Hard maple. It is fairly hard, resisting wear, denting, and marring fairly well. The weight is about average

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