Bijaguara (Colubrina reclinata)
Family: Rhamnaceae
Common names: Bijaguara, Bois costiere, Bois de fer, Bois mabi, Carbonero, Carbonero de costa, Ebano, Ironwood, Jayajabico, Mabi, Mambee, Maw bee stick, Naked wood, Palo amargo, Palo de hierro, Palo mabi, Smooth snake-bark, Snakewood, Soldier wood, Soldierwood, West Indian greenheart, Yayajabico, Yayajabita
Distributed in: Bahamas, Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico [US], United States (Central America, North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Cabinetmaking, Fuelwood, Piling, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Turnery
Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Durable, Very durable
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is unknown
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Response to hand tools: Easy to machine
Polishing: Satisfactory;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Britton, N.L., Millspaugh, C.F.,1920,The Bahama Flora,Britton & Millspaugh,New YorkFors, A.J.,1965,Maderas Cubanas,Inst. Nac. Ref. Agraria La HabaraLittle, E.L., Wadsworth, F.H.,1964,Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.249Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University PressRecord, S.J., Mell, C.D.,1924,Timbers of Tropical America,Yale Univ. PressSchiffino, J.,1945,Riqueza Forestal Dominicana (Three volumes,Secretaria de Estado de Agric. Ind. y Trabajo
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