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AMARILLO (Aspidosperma cylindrocarpon)
Nombre comercial
Amarillo
Nombre científico (con autor)
Aspidosperma cylindrocarpon Mull. Arg.
Familia
APOCYNACEAE
Nombres Comunes
Cabo De Hacha (Venezuela); Amargo (Venezuela); Pumaquiro (Perú); Pucaquiro (Perú); Costillo (Colombia); Canelo (Colombia); Peroba (Bolivia); Jotavió (Bolivia); Caripe (Bolivia); Jichituriqui Amarillo (Bolivia); Amarillo (Bolivia)
DESCRIPCIÓN DEL ÁRBOL
Descripción botánica
The size of the mature tree is reported to be small to medium, attaining heights up to 30 m and diameters of 100 cm. The boles that are free of branches for about half of the total height of the tree. Aspidosperma species exudate a milky latex.
Hábitat natural
The natural range of this species is the sub tropical dry and temperate dry forests of South America. It prefers well drained, low fertility soils, growing in primary and secondary forests.
Distribución natural
It is reported to occur from Venezuela to Bolivia. In Brazil, this species occurs in Minas Gerais, Goias, Mato Grosso do Sul and Sao Paulo. It is reported to be more abundant in the Parana basin.
IDENTIFICACIÓN DE LA MADERA
Descripción anatómica de la madera
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels exclusively solitary (over 90%). Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 100 micras or less (very small). Vessels per mm2 more than 20 (very abundant). Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and Apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Prismatic crystals in non-chambered axial parenchyma cells. Prismatic crystals in chambered axial parenchyma cells and/or in fibers. 5 to 8 cells per parenchyma strand. Rays more than 10 per mm (abundant). Rays 1 to 4 seriate. Prismatic crystals in the ray cells. Homogeneous rays and/or sub-homogeneous rays (all ray cells procumbent). Fibers with distinctly bordered pits.
Disponibilidad
Status de protección por CITES
Unrestricted
DESCRIPCIÓN GENERAL DE LA MADERA
Olor
Unpleasant smell
Color
The sapwood is differentiated, it is white yellowish, the heartwood is yellow.
Indice de Color (1= Negro, violeta; 7= Amarillo claro, blanco)
4
Grano
The grain is mostly interlocked.
Veta
The wood is mostly fine in texture.
Brillo
Wood surface is high in luster.
Indice de Durabilidad Natural (1=Muy alta, 7=Muy baja)
3
PROPIEDADES FÍSICAS DE LA MADERA
Densidad Básica (Peso anhidro/Vol. saturado) (g/cm³)
0.65
Densidad seca al aire (Peso y volúmen CH12%) (g/cm³)
0.73
Contracción Tangencial Total (Saturado hasta anhidro) (%)
7.7
Contracción Radial Total (Saturado hasta anhidro) (%)
4.5
Defectos por secado
Ease of Drying: Air seasoning is moderate. Drying Defects: Risk of twisting and checking is reported.
Estabilidad Dimensional (Contracción Total Tangencial %/Contracción Total Radial %)
1.7
PROPIEDADES QUÍMICAS DE LA MADERA
PROPIEDADES MECÁNICAS DE LA MADERA
Resistencia a flexión (Módulo de ruptura) CH12% (kgf/cm²)
1171
Resistencia a la compresión paralela a la fibra CH12% (kgf/cm²)
583
Dureza Janka (lados) CH12% (kgf)
854
TRABAJABILIDAD
Aserrado
Sawing of this species is easy.
Cepillado
Planing of this species is reported to be easy.
Taladrado
Boring of this species is reported to be easy.
Lijado
Sanding of this wood is easy.
Acabado
It is easy to finish.
Usos Reportados
USOS FINALES (RESUMEN)
EXTERIOR GENERAL, crossties, HOUSING GENERAL, beams, joists, frames, TOOLS, tool handles, CONTAINERS, truck bodies, truck flooring, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION
EXTERIOR GENERAL
- 1 - Tabela de resultados de ensaios fisicos e mecanicos
Durmientes
- 8 - Maderas latinoamericas. III, Podocarpus standleyi ,Podocarpus oleifolius, Drims granadensis, Magnolia poasana y Didymopanax pittieri
VIVIENDA GENERAL
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
vigas
- 11 - Prospect: The wood database
Viguetas
- 12 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part I-Tropical American Species
Marcos
- 16 - Woods of the World
HERRAMIENTAS
- 42 - Utilización Industrial de Nuevas Especies Forestales en el Perú.
Mangos herramientas
- 43 - Maderas de Bolivia (Características y Usos de 55 Maderas Tropicales)
Carrocería de camión
- 53 - Timbers of the New World
Pisos de vagones_contenedores
- 54 - Bulletin of the Government Forest Experiment Station N.157: Identification of Tropical Woods
CONSTRUCCIÓN NAVAL
- 55 - Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America
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