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Araracanga
Araracanga (Aspidosperma desmanthum)

Family: Apocynaceae

Common names: Alcarreto, Aracan, Araracanga, Ararauba, Chapel, Chaperna, Chichica, Copachi, Gavetillo, Jacamim, Kiantioutiou, Koumanti oudou, Kromanti, My lady, Parcouri montagne, Pelmax, Piquia marfim, Pumaquiro, Quillo caspi, Shibadan, Volador

Distributed in: Belize, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: Primarily in the Amazon region, but may also be as far north as Mexico.

Common uses: Boat building, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Crossties, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory construction, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Living-room suites, Millwork, Mine timbers, Moldings, Office furniture, Paneling , Parquet flooring, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture, Turnery, Vehicle parts

Product sources: Timbers produced by Artocarpus species in the Philippines are reported to fall distinctly into a softer or harder class, which are known on the commercial market as Antipolo or Anubing, respectively. Wood in the Anubing class are reported to turn dark brown upon exposure, while wood produced by species in the Antipolo class tend to keep their original color.

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isSometimes has wide rose stripes upon exposure , Yellowand the sapwoodGrey, White.The grain isStraight to interlocked, the textureUniform

Natural durability: Durable, Heartwood has moderate natural resistance to decay

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: T7-B3 (4/4) US Suggested kiln schedule for species from Surinam

Drying Defects: Distortion, End-checking, surface-checking, distortion and collapse are common defects

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Blunting Effect: Moderate blunting effect on cutting edges

Carving: Very Good to Excellent Results

Cutting Resistance: Responds very well to cutting

Gluing: Satisfactory gluing properties

Mortising: Very easy to mortise

Moulding: Very easy to accomplish moulding or shaping

Movement in Service: Very easy to accomplish moulding or shaping

Nailing: Pre-Boring Recommended, Pre-boring recommended

Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Works easily with hand tools

Sanding: Satisfactory sanding properties

Turning: Very easy to turn

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,64 0,65
Density 865 kg/m3
Bending Strength 971 1344 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 75 86 kg/cm2
Hardness 1022 kg
Impact Strength 88 cm
Shearing Strength 126 kg/cm2
Stiffness 172 180 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 1089 849 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,56 1,33 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 194 cm-kg
Static Bending 668 868 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 13818 19125 psi
Crushing Strength 1078 1225 psi
Density 54 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2254 lbs
Impact Strength 35 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 7311 11760 psi
Shearing Strength 1793 psi
Static Bending 9506 12348 psi
Stiffness 2450 2567 1000 psi
Toughness 169 inch-lbs
Work to Maximum Load 8 19 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.64 0.65
Weight 68 53 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 14 %

Very heavy
Very dense
Max. crushing strength = very high
Hard
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
It is far stronger, for example, than Hard maple, White oak, or Teak. Superior to Teak and probably Mahogany

Boone, R.S., C.J. Kozlik, P.J. Bois, E.M. Wengert. 1988. Dry Kiln Schedules for Commercial Hardwoods -Temperate and Tropical. USDA, Forest Service, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-57, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin.Chichignoud, M., G. Deon, P. Detienne, B. Parant and P. Vantomme. 1990. Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America. International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO, Centre Technique Forestier Tropical, Division of CIRAD, 45 bis, Avenue de la Belle Gabrielle, Nogent-sur-marne, CEDEX, France.Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.Kloot, N. H. and E. Bolza.1961.Properties of Timbers Imported into Australia.Technological Paper No. 12.Division of Forest Products, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organization, Melbourne, Australia.Lavers, G.M. 1966. The Strength Properties of Timbers. Forest Products Research Bulletin, No. 50. Ministry of Technology, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London.Simpson, W.T. and J.A. Sagoe. 1991. Relative Drying Times of 650 Tropical Woods : Estimation by Green Moisture Content, Specific Gravity, and Green Weight Density.United States Department of Agriculture (USDA, Forest Service, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-71, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin.Wangaard, F.F., W.L. Stern, and S.L. Goodrich. 1955. Tropical Woods - Properties and Uses of Tropical Woods, Volume V, No. 103. School of Forestry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
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