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Agamou kaman
Agamou kaman (Laetia procera)

Family: Flacourtiaceae

Common names: Agamou kaman, Bastard kabukalli, Bois jaquot, Bois lamende, Bois marie, Bois toucan, Casinga cheirosa, Goupi femelle, Guacima, Kaiman oudou, Lobooshou, Marcelo, Martelo, Murewa, Pinto kopie, Sardine, Toucan sardine, Trompillo, Warakaioro, Warakairo, Watuwai

Distributed in: Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru (Latin America)

Common uses: Flooring, Light construction, Millwork, Plywood, Tool handles, Turnery

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isWhite to cream, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodSame as heartwood, White to yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera), Susceptible to insect attack

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory

Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine


Staining: Finish is generally satisfactory ;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 512 kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2
Hardness 451 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 109 kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 10 %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 496 400 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 32 lbs/ft3
Hardness 995 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi
Shearing Strength 1560 psi
Weight 31 25 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 10 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 14 %

Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Volumetric = large
Shrinkage, Volumetric = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Max. crushing strength = medium
Hardness (side grain) = soft

Bena, P.,1960,Essences Forestieres de Guyane,Bureau Agricole et Forestier Guyanais GuyanaBrooks, 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.1-18Fanshawe, D.B.,1954,Forest Products of British Guiana Part 1 Principal Timbers,Forest Department British Guiana Forestry Bulletin (New Series 2nd,Edition,No.1Hoheisel, H., Karstedt, P.,1967,Identification of Ecuadorian Wood Sp. for possibilities of Utilization on,the basis of Technological Results,Institito Forestal Latino-Americana Merida VenezualaLittle, E.L.,1948,A Collection of Tree Specimens from Western Ecuador,Caribbean Forester,9(3,pp215-98Marshall, 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.,LondonOverbeck, W.,1968,Pastas Celulosicas de Madeiras da Amazonia,Inst. de Pesquisas Tecnologicas, Sao Paulo Brasil Publ.,828Polak, A.M.,1992,Major Timber Trees of Guyana A Field Guide,The Tropenbos Foundation Wageningen, The Netherlands
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