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Ankira
Ankira (Laguncularia racemosa)

Family: Combretaceae

Common names: Ankira, Bastard buttonwood, Cincahuite, Gold wood, Green turtle bough, Mang branco, Mangle amarillo, Mangle blanc, Mangle blanco, Mangle bobo, Mangle chino, Manglier blanc, Mangue branco, Palo de sal, Pataban, Petit paletuvier, Tineiro, Tinteira, Tinteira dos mangues, White buttonwood, White mangrove, Zacolcom

Distributed in: Belize, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Peru, United States (Africa, Central America, Latin America, North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Cabinetmaking, Charcoal, Fuelwood, Furniture, Light construction, Poles, Posts, Shingles, Tool handles

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Distortion, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Rapidly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Response to hand tools: Easy to Work


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


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