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Anacaguita
Anacaguita (Sterculia caribaea)

Family: Sterculiaceae

Common names: Anacaguita, Bastard mahogany, Bofrohoedoe, Camaguey, Camojuro, Camoruco, Castano, Guana, Guarataro, Karst, Kobehe, Kola, Kroekroe-amate, Mahoe, Mahot cochon, Mano de dante, Mapou baril, Mapou puant, Pinon, Sterculia, Vara de indio, Yahu

Distributed in: Colombia, Guadelope [France], Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Boxes and crates, Coffins, Light construction, Pulp/Paper products

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isWhite, White to creamand the sapwoodSame as heartwood, White.The grain isStraight, the textureCoarse and the lusterSlightly lustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera), Susceptible to marine borer attack

Kiln Schedules: UK=A US=T2D4/T2D3 Fr=1

Drying Defects: Discoloration, Moderate twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Moderate

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory

Boring: Poor to very poor results

Carving: Poor to Very Poor Results

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Mortising: Poor to Very Poor

Moulding: Poor to Very Poor

Movement in Service: Poor to Very Poor

Nailing: Easy to nail, Holds nails well

Planing: Poor to Very Poor

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine

Routing recessing: Poor to Very Poor Results

Steam bending: Poor

Turning: Poor to Very Poor Results

Polishing: Satisfactory; Staining: Finish is generally satisfactory;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 512 kg/m3
Bending Strength 1469 2058 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 485 699 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 181 211 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 496 400 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 20907 29271 psi
Density 32 lbs/ft3
Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9945 psi
Stiffness 2578 3011 1000 psi
Weight 31 25 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 10 %

Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very high
Max. crushing strength = high
Bending strength (MOR) = very high

Brooks, R.L., et al,1941,Durability tests on Untreated Timbers in Trinidad,Caribbean Forester,2(3,pp101-119Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 9 Central America and the Caribbean,TRADA, Red Booklet SeriesLongwood, F.R.,1962,Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.207Marshall, R.C.,1934,Trees of Trinidad and Tobago,Government Printer Port of Spain TrinidadTakahashi, A.,1975,Compilation of data on the Mechanical Properties of Foreign Woods (Part 2,Central and South America,Shimane University, Japan, Research Report on Foreign Wood No.4
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