Albarillo (Exostema caribaeum) 
	 
	Family: Rubiaceae  
	
	Common names: Albarillo, Bois tabac, Candelle anglaise, Carey, Carey de costa, Carillo, Cerillo, Cuero de sapo, Falsa quina, Huesillo, Lechecillo, Lirio santana, Liro santana, Pini-pini, Princewood, Quina, Quinina pays, Quinquina caraibe, Quinquina piton, Sabac-che 
 Distributed in: Bahamas, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto Rico [US], United States (Central America, North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia) 
 Common uses: Cabinetmaking, Poles, Posts, Turnery 
 Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m  
	
	
	Colors: the heart isPale brown, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow
.The grain isStraight, the textureFineand the lusterLustrous
	  
	
	Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable 
 Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly
 
 Drying Defects: Distortion, Splitting 
 Ease of Drying: Slowly
 
 Blunting Effect: Moderate
 
 Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
 
 Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
 
 Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
 
 Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
  		
	
	
	Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
		
	  
	
	Polishing: Satisfactory; 
	  
	
	
    
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		kg |  
     
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		cm |  
     
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		| Stiffness | 
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		1000 kg/cm2 |  
     
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		kg/m3 |  
     
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		cm-kg |  
     
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       Fors, A.J.,1965,Maderas Cubanas,Inst. Nac. Ref. Agraria La HabaraHoward, A.L.,1948,A Manual of Timbers of the World.,Macmillan & Co. Ltd. London 3rd ed.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.249Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University PressSchiffino, J.,1945,Riqueza Forestal Dominicana (Three volumes,Secretaria de Estado de Agric. Ind. y Trabajo 
	 
    
	
       
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