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Chewstick
Chewstick (Symphonia globulifera)

Family: Guttiferae

Common names: Agheribedi, Ahoke, Ahurke, Amarilla, Anamy, Anani, Anany, Arguane, Arquane, Arquanne mekoa, Azufre, Bango bango, Barillo, Ben, Bera caspi, Beta, Beu, Boar gum, Boar wood, Bois cochon, Bolaka, Boloka, Bolongo, Boncillo, Botoncillo, Brea-caspi, Brick-wax tree, Buck-wax tree, Bulungu, Cerillo, Chewstick, Corban, Dibolongo, Doctor gum, Ehulike, Ejale, Enem, Enem onja, Gamboge, Hog gum, Hue, Igi odan, Karamanni, Karimanni, Kisonghia, Leche, Leche amarilla, Machare, Machre, Mangu-mangu, Mani, Manie, Manil, Manilparcouri, Manni, Manniballi, Mapelo, Marillo, Masagrie, Mataaki, Mataaki sabana, Mataki, Matakki, Matakkie, Mbela, Mekoa, Morombo-rai, Muangu muangu, Muyanja, Nianga nianga, Nianga-nianga, Nom ouie, Nom-ovie, Numgundo, Oanani, Okilolo, Olea baran, Osol, Ossodou, Ossol, Ovien edun eze, Ozoli, Paletuvier jaune, Param ancillo, Paraman, Peraman, Perman, Sabana mataaki, Sambogum, Sisako, Symphonia, Tshilunga noir, Usempe, Usonghia, Vanani, Waika, Waika chewstick, Wayepu, wee, Yellow mangue, Yellow manguo

Distributed in: Angola, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Central America, Colombia, Columbia, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Liberia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela (Africa, Central America, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: A lesser-known species from the tropics, its range includes the West Indies, Central and South America, and Africa. It is rather plentiful in localized areas within its range, and thrives very well in swamps and marshy areas, especially by the sides of lagoons, creeks, and rivers.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Barge fenders, Barrels, Bedroom suites, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Bridge construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Casks, Cooperages, Docks, Dockwork, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Food containers, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture, Harbor work, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Marine construction, Millwork, Mine timbers, Moldings, Naval architecture, Office furniture, Packing cases, Parquet flooring, Piling, Plywood, Poles, Posts, Pulp/Paper products, Pulpwood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Raft floats, Rafts, Railroad ties, Shingles, Shipbuilding, Sub-flooring, Toys, Trimming, Turnery, Vats, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Wainscotting, Wharf construction

Product sources: The ITTO reports that timber is produced in limited quantities from the species. Exportation is rated as low.

Environment profile: Status unknown in many of its growth areas

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isYellowish brown stripes , Yellowish, pale brown and the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterUsually medium

Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Very durable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: UK=C US=T3C2/T3C1 Fr=3

Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is unknown

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Generally good

Carving: Generally good results

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Good gluing characteristics

Mortising: Very Good to Excellent

Moulding: Poor moulding

Movement in Service: Poor moulding

Nailing: Possible if prebored, Tends to split during nailing

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is resistant

Resistance to Splitting: Poor

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Routing yields good results

Sanding: Satisfactory sanding results

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Poor

Screwing: Screwing yields good results, Tendency to split if not pre-bored ; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Painting: Satisfactory; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Satisfactory;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,57 0,65
Density 689 kg/m3
Bending Strength 800 1218 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 42 55 kg/cm2
Hardness 591 kg
Impact Strength 101 cm
Shearing Strength 109 kg/cm2
Stiffness 134 157 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 689 657 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,77 1,4 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 177 cm-kg
Static Bending 491 752 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 11389 17326 psi
Crushing Strength 608 784 psi
Density 43 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1304 lbs
Impact Strength 40 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 5772 9039 psi
Shearing Strength 1559 psi
Static Bending 6997 10702 psi
Stiffness 1919 2240 1000 psi
Toughness 154 inch-lbs
Work to Maximum Load 11 20 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.57 0.65
Weight 43 41 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 13 %

Max. crushing strength = high 0
Hardness (side grain) = medium 0
Bending strength (MOR) = high 0
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Shrinkage, Tangential = large 1
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large 1
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high 1
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. 1
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium 0
Max. crushing strength = medium 0
Bending strength (MOR) = medium 0
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very high
Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Resists denting and marring
Heavy
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Density = high
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = very high
Bending strength (MOR) = very high

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