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Botoncahui
Botoncahui (Conocarpus erectus)

Family: Combretaceae

Common names: Botoncahui, Botoncillo, Button mangrove, Buttonbush, Buttontree, Buttonwood, Chene Guadeloupe, Estachahuite, Iztac-cuahuitl, Jele, Jeli, Kanche, Mangel, Mangel blancu, Mangle, Mangle boton, Mangle botoncillo, Mangle garbancillo, Mangle gris, Mangle jeli, Mangle negro, Mangle pinuelo, Mangle prieto, Mangle zaragoza, Manglier, Mangue, Mangue branco, Mangue de botao, Maraquito, Marequito, Paletuvier, Palo boton, Saragosa, Taabche, Witte mangel, Xkanche, Xtabche, Yana, Zaragosa

Distributed in: Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, United States (Africa, Central America, Latin America, North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Boat building (general), Boat building: framing, Charcoal, Fuelwood, Furniture, Heavy construction, Light construction, Marine construction, Piling, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Turnery

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodPaler than heartwood, Red.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterPronounced

Natural durability: Resistant to attack from termites (Isoptera), Very durable

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Ease of Drying: Rapidly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy


Polishing: Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 14597 21597 psi

Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high

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