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Capomo (Brosimum alicastrum)

Family: Moraceae

Common names: A-agl, Apomo, Ash, Breadnut, Breadnut of Jamaica, Breadnut tree, Campono, Capome, Capomo, Charo, Feguo, Guaimaro, Guaimaro comestible, Guayamero, Hairi, Hairi-te, Hoja ramon, Huje, Huji, Jauri, Juandiego, Jushapo, Juskapu, Lan-fe-la, Manata, Mare, Masi, Masicaron, Masico, Masiquilla, Mastate, Mesica, Moho, Moj-cuji, Mojote, Moju, Mondongo, Moussara, Muiratinga, Murure, Nazareno, Ojite, Ojoche, Ojoche blanco, Ojochillo, Ojuste, Oox, Osh, Ox, Oxitl, Oxotzin, Pasita, Ramon, Ramon blanco, Ramon de Mejico, Ramon de Mexico, Ramoon, Samaritano Juan Diego, Satine, Talcoite, Tillo, Tlatacoyic, Tonaco, Tunumi-tajan, Ujuste

Distributed in: Belize, Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Caribbean, or Mexico and Central America to tropical South America. It is an edible-seeded tree. Its Spanish name is ramon and the seeds, leaves and twigs are prized as stock feed.

Common uses: Boxes and crates, Building construction, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Construction, Decorative veneer, Desks, Domestic flooring, Factory construction, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Flooring, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Handles, Handles: woodworking tools, Heavy construction, Light construction, Rustic furniture, Shafts/Handles, Sub-flooring, Tables , Tool handles, Utility furniture, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative

Environment profile: Widespread

Colors: the heart isYellow to golden-yellow to orange, Yellowish whiteand the sapwoodColor not distinct from heartwood, White to yellow.The grain isStriped figure, the textureFine to mediumand the lusterPronounced

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera), Vulnerable to brown-rot and white-rot fungi

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Silica Content: Likely to have significant impact on machining

Kiln Schedules: Drying (speed) is fast

Drying Defects: Moderate twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Rapidly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: Cooked seeds are edible General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on machining is moderate

Boring: Easy

Cutting Resistance: Cutting resistance with dry wood is moderate

Mortising: Sharp cutting edges are necessary for easy mortise

Moulding: Poor moulding

Movement in Service: Poor moulding

Nailing: Difficult to nail

Planing: Requires specially tipped cutters

Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities

Sanding: Good sanding finish

Veneering qualities: Often quartered into veneers to displays its cross-ripple figure, Suitable for slicing

Steam bending: Good

Screwing: Good screwing properties ; Turning: Good results

Polishing: Polishes well without grain filling;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,59
Density 849 kg/m3
Bending Strength 1026 1338 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 485 668 kg/cm2
Hardness 804 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 125 139 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 913 833 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 14598 19034 psi
Density 53 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1774 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9509 psi
Stiffness 1790 1979 1000 psi
Specific Gravity 0.59
Weight 57 52 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 15 %

Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Dnesity (dry wieght) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Max. crushing strength = high
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu.ft.
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Resists denting and marring
Heavy
Hardness = medium
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Density = high
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = very low

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