 
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
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,59 |
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Density |
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849 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
1026 |
1338 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
485 |
668 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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804 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
125 |
139 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
8 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
4 |
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% |
Weight |
913 |
833 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | 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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