Amarillo (Tecoma stans)
Family: Bignoniaceae
Common names: Amarillo, Bois caraibe, Bois fleurs jaunes, Borla de San Pedro, Caballito, Candelillo, Carboncillo, Ceiba, Chante timbogue, Chevalier, Chilca, Chirlobirlos, Cholan, Christmas hope, Coneta amarilla, Copete, Coribee, Flor amarilla, Flor de San Andres, Flor de San Pedro, Fresno, Fresno americano, Ginger-thomas, Gloria, Guaran amarillo, Guaranguaran, Guaranguay, Guaranguay blanco, Huachacata, Ichculili, Kanlo, Kelki heel, Marchucha, Mazorca, Minona, Nixtamaxochitl, Palo hueso, Retamo, Roble amarillo, Ruibarba, San pedro, Sardinillo, Sauco amarillo, Tache, Tagualaiste, Tasto, Toco-toco, Trompeta, Trompetilla, Tronador, Tronadora, Trumpet flower, Tulasuchil, Vainilla, Xkanlol, Yellow blossom, Yellow cedar, Yellow elder, Yellow trumpet
Distributed in: Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Puerto Rico [US], Trinidad and Tobago, United States (Central America, Latin America, North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Cabinetmaking, Heavy construction, Light construction, Turnery
Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m
Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterSlightly lustrous
Natural durability: Non-durable, Perishable
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Response to hand tools: Easy to machine
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Little, E.L., Wadsworth, F.H.,1964,Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.249Little, E.L.,1948,A Collection of Tree Specimens from Western Ecuador,Caribbean Forester,9(3,pp215-98Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1940,American Woods of the Family Bignoniaceae,Tropical Woods,8(63,pp 9-38Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University Press
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