Arbol de ule (Castilla elastica)
Family: Moraceae
Common names: Arbol de ule, Capimuki blanco, Cauchillo, Caucho, Caucho negro, Gsi-kra, Hule, Kiikche, Kuk-che, Lacu, Ma-thi-na, Niase, Olacahuite, Pem, Rubber tree, Seru, Sini, Soro, Tarantacua, Thi-nag, Tiniag, Tsacat, Tseni, Tsini, Ule, Ule macho, Ule-ule, Yaga-latzi, Yaxha
Distributed in: Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico [US], Trinidad and Tobago, United States (Central America, Latin America, North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Chemical derivatives, Fuelwood
Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m
Colors: the heart isWhite to cream, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureCoarse
and the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Perishable, Perishable
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed
Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy
Response to hand tools: Easy to Work
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Density |
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Crushing Strength |
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Hardness |
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Impact Strength |
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Shearing Strength |
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1000 kg/cm2 |
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Little, E.L., Wadsworth, F.H.,1964,Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.249Pennington, T.D., Sarukhan, J.,1968,Manual para la Identificacion de campo de los Principales Arboles,Tropicales de Mexico,Inst. Nac. Inv. For. MexicoRecord, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1940,American Woods of the Family Moraceae,Tropical Woods,8(61,pp11-54Record, S.J.,1927,Trees of Honduras,Tropical Woods,10, pp10-47
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