Acoma batard (Sideroxylon foetidissimum)
Family: Sapotaceae
Common names: Acoma batard, Acomat, Acomat franc, Ausubo, Caguani, Capiri, Caracolillo, Caya amarillo, Chupon amarillo, Cosahuico, Dzoi, Ebano amarillo, False mastic, Huacux, Jocuma, Jocuma amarillo, Lechero, Lechesillo, Mastic, Mastic bully, Tabloncillo, Temoisca, Tempisque, Tempixque, Tortugo amarillo, Wild olive
Distributed in: Bahamas, Cuba, Netherlands, United States (North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Cabinetmaking, Furniture, Heavy construction, Light construction, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Vehicle parts
Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Resistant to termites, Very durable
Drying Defects: Moderate end spitting
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Steam bending: Fair to Good Results
Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Britton, N.L., Millspaugh, C.F.,1920,The Bahama Flora,Britton & Millspaugh,New YorkCaribbean Commission,1952,Information on properties of timbers gathered by questionnaire and,collated in the secretariat of the Caribbean Commission including some,related data from technical literature.,Caribbean Commission, Port of Spain, Trinidad Caribbean Timbers, their,Utilization and Trade within the area CTUTA/1/Doc.7 + App.1-18Little, E.L., Wadsworth, F.H.,1964,Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.249Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University PressRecord, S.J.,1939,American Woods of the Family Sapotaceae,Tropical Woods 8(59) pp21-51Schiffino, J.,1945,Riqueza Forestal Dominicana (Three volumes,Secretaria de Estado de Agric. Ind. y TrabajoSmith, E.E.,1954,The Forests of Cuba,Maria Moors Cabot Foundation,U.S.A. Publication, No. 2
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