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AlgodoncilloAlgodoncillo
Algodoncillo (Hibiscus elatus)

Family: Malvaceae

Common names: Algodoncillo, Blue mahoe, Blue mahogany, Bois de liege, Bois flot, Emajagua, Emajagua excelsa, Grand mahot, Krokua, Linden hibiscus, Mahagua, Mahoe, Mahot, Majagua, Majagua azul, Majagua blanca, Majagua comun, Majagua de la maestra, Majugua, Maltese wood, Masahua, Mountain mahoe, Seaside mahoe, Tall hibiscus, Tulip tree

Distributed in: Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico [US], Trinidad and Tobago, United States (Central America, Latin America, North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building: framing, Cabinetmaking, Door, Fishing rods, Flooring, Furniture, Joinery (external): ground contact, Joinery, Light construction, Poles, Railroad ties, Shingles, Sporting Goods, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative

Tree size: Sapwood width is 5-10 cm

Colors: the heart isPurple, Redand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterSlightly lustrous

Natural durability: Very durable, Very durable

LightInduced Color Change: Lighter

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Checking

Ease of Drying: Rapidly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work


Polishing: Satisfactory;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 737 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
Density 46 lbs/ft3
Weight 45 36 lbs/ft3

Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.

Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 9 Central America and the Caribbean,TRADA, Red Booklet SeriesBurns, L.V.,1942,Roofing Shingles in Jamaica,Caribbean Forester 4(1) pp9-15Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.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.Kribs, D.A.,1950,Commercial and Foreign Woods on the American Market (a manual to their,structure, identification, uses and distribution,U.S.A. Penn. State College, Tropical Woods LaboratoryLongwood, F.R.,1962,Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.207Record, 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. PressSmith, E.E.,1954,The Forests of Cuba,Maria Moors Cabot Foundation,U.S.A. Publication, No. 2Swabey, C.,1941,The Principal Timbers of Jamaica,Department of Science and Agriculture Jamaica Bulletin No.29
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