Broomstick (Trichilia hirta)
Family: Meliaceae
Common names: Broomstick, Cabo de Hacha, Cabo de lacho, Cedrillo, Cola de pavo, Gajigua, Garbancillo, Jobo, Jocotillo, Jubaban, Mato piojo, Tinacio
Distributed in: Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Fuelwood, Furniture, Handles: woodworking tools, Light construction, Oars, Plywood, Posts
Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m
Colors: the heart isReddish brownand the sapwoodPaler than heartwood
.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Non durable, Resistant to attack from termites (Isoptera)
Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Polishing: Fair to Good;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Fors, A.J.,1965,Maderas Cubanas,Inst. Nac. Ref. Agraria La HabaraLittle, 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.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University PressSchiffino, J.,1945,Riqueza Forestal Dominicana (Three volumes,Secretaria de Estado de Agric. Ind. y Trabajo
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