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SerretteSerretteSerrette
Serrette (Byrsonima spicata)

Family: Malpighiaceae

Common names: Bois tan, Bois-charbon, Came de doncella, Candelo, Changugo, Chaparro, Chapi-cara, Golden spoon, Hicha, Hitchia, Honeyberry, Kanoaballi, Maricap, Mauricif, Murici, Peralgo de monte, Sangre de doncella, Serrette

Distributed in: Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: West Indies and Central America, common in the Peru uplands at an altitude of 1500 to 3500 feet (457 to 1067 m). Thrives on sandy or dry medium loamy soils among shrubs and low trees of secondary growth.

Common uses: Cabinetmaking, Charcoal, Factory flooring, Flooring, Fuelwood, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Plywood, Poles, Railroad ties, Turnery

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Sapwood width is 5-10 cm Termite attack common in larger trees. Tend to split severly when felled.

Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodColor not distinct from heartwood, Pinkish-brown.The grain isWavy, the textureModerately fineand the lusterLustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Very durable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: UK=E US=T6D2/T3D1 Fr=5

Drying Defects: Severe end splitting, Slight surface checking

Ease of Drying: Thinner boards (under 1 inch) dry slowly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good Serrette is slightly stronger than European beech (Fagus ).Unsuitable for plywood manufacture

Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on sawing dry wood is moderate

Boring: Wood can char during boring operations

Cutting Resistance: Satisfactory sawing properties

Nailing: Pre-boring recommended

Planing: Good planing properties

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is moderately resistant

Resistance to Splitting: Poor

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine

Veneering qualities: Diifficult to veneer, No drying degrade. Dries flat without splitting

Steam bending: Variable steam bending qualities

Screwing: Difficult to screw, Possible if prebored;


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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 785 kg/m3
Bending Strength 802 1215 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 420 660 kg/cm2
Hardness 699 kg
Impact Strength 68 73 cm
Shearing Strength 154 kg/cm2
Stiffness 118 141 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 753 737 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,7 1,05 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 11415 17285 psi
Density 49 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1543 lbs
Impact Strength 27 29 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 5985 9392 psi
Shearing Strength 2195 psi
Stiffness 1684 2018 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 10 15 inch-lbs/in3
Weight 47 46 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 13 %

Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Max. crushing strength = high
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low
Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate
Shrinkage, Volumetric = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Max. crushing strength = medium
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Species has very high bending strength, and is much stronger than Teak in the air-dry condition (about 12 percent moisture content). Maximum crushing strength, or compression parallel to grain in the air-dry condition, is in the very high range. It is stronger than Hard maple, White oak, or Teak. It is moderately hard and resistant to wearing and marring. It is a heavy wood. The wood has high density.

Brooks, R.L., et al,1941,Durability tests on Untreated Timbers in Trinidad,Caribbean Forester,2(3,pp101-119Caribbean Commission,1952,Information on properties of timbers gathered by questionnaire and,collated in the secretariat of the Caribbean Commission including some,related data from technical literature.,Caribbean Commission, Port of Spain, Trinidad Caribbean Timbers, their,Utilization and Trade within the area CTUTA/1/Doc.7 + App.1-18Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.Farmer, R.H.,1972,Handbook of Hardwoods,HMSOForest Products Research Laboratory, U.K.,1969,The Movement of Timbers,Forest Products Research Laboratory, Princes Risborough Technical Note,No.38Fors, A.J.,1965,Maderas Cubanas,Inst. Nac. Ref. Agraria La HabaraHMSO. 1981. Handbook of Hardwoods, 2nd Edition. Revised by R.H. Farmer. Department of the Environment, Building Research Establishment, Princes Risborough Laboratory, Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.I.U.F.R.O.,1973,Veneer Species of the World,Assembled at F.P.L. Madison on behalf of I.U.F.R.O. Working Party on,Slicing and Veneer CuttingLavers, G.M. 1967. The Strength Properties of Timbers. Forest Products Research Bulletin, No. 50 (Spersedes Bulletin No. 45). Ministry of Technology, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London.Lavers, G.M.,1983,The Strength Properties of Timber (3rd ed. revised Moore G.L.,Forest Products Research Laboratory, Princes Risborough, Building Research,Establishment Report (formerly Bulletin No.50)Marshall, R.C.,1934,Trees of Trinidad and Tobago,Government Printer Port of Spain TrinidadMarshall, R.C.,1939,Silviculture of the trees of Trinidad and Tobago - British West Indies,O.U.P.,LondonRecord, S.J., Mell, C.D.,1924,Timbers of Tropical America,Yale Univ. PressSallenave, P.,1955,Proprietes Phyiques et Mecaniques des Bois Tropicaux de l'Union Francaise,C.T.F.TWilliams, L.1936. Woods of Northeastern Peru.Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series, Volume XV, Publication 377, Chicago.
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