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HUACAMAYO CASPI (Sickingia tinctoria)
Nombre comercial
Huacamayo caspi
Nombre científico (con autor)
Sickingia tinctoria (Kunth) K. Schum.
Familia
RUBIACEAE
Nombres Comunes
Huacamayo Caspi (Perú)
Nombres científicos sinónimos (con autores)
Sprucea rubescens Benth.; Simira tinctoria Aubl.; Simira rubescens (Benth.) Bremek. ex Steyerm.; Sickingia xanthostema K. Schum.; Sickingia japurensis K. Schum.; Psychotria tinctoria (Aubl.) Raeusch.; Macrocnemum tinctorium Kunth; Condaminea tinctoria (Kunth) DC.
DESCRIPCIÓN DEL ÁRBOL
Descripción botánica
The tree is small to medium size, with cylindrical boles. It reaches a total height of 20 m with diameters of 70 cm in the average. Commercial lengths of 14 m in the average are reported.
Hábitat natural
Sickingia tinctoria is reported in primary and secondary tropical rain forests, on well drained, non-inundable areas. It is found up to 700 m of altitude.
Distribución natural
S. tinctoria is reported in the Perúvian Amazon basin in the departments of Loreto, San Martin and Huanuco.
IDENTIFICACIÓN DE LA MADERA
Descripción anatómica de la madera
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels in radial multiples of 2 to 4. 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 s Axial parenchyma absent or extremely rare, non visible with magnifying glass (8x). 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Rays 1 to 4 seriate. Heterogeneous rays and/or multiseriate heterogeneous rays. Body ray cells procumbent with mostly 2 to 4 rows of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-II). Septate fibers present. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Disponibilidad
Status de protección por CITES
Unrestricted
DESCRIPCIÓN GENERAL DE LA MADERA
Olor
Odor and taste are reported to be indistinct.
Color
The sapwood is not differentiated from the heartwood which is yellowish red.
Indice de Color (1= Negro, violeta; 7= Amarillo claro, blanco)
5
Grano
It has straight grain.
Veta
The wood is typically fine in texture.
Brillo
This wood is commonly of high luster.
Durabilidad Natural
S. tinctorea is reported to be resistant against decay.
Indice de Durabilidad Natural (1=Muy alta, 7=Muy baja)
2
Dificultad para impregnar
The sapwood is easily preserved with water soluble preservatives, but the heartwood presents a moderate penetration.
PROPIEDADES FÍSICAS DE LA MADERA
Densidad Básica (Peso anhidro/Vol. saturado) (g/cm³)
0.72
Densidad seca al aire (Peso y volúmen CH12%) (g/cm³)
0.81
Contracción Tangencial Total (Saturado hasta anhidro) (%)
8.8
Contracción Radial Total (Saturado hasta anhidro) (%)
5.3
Defectos por secado
Drying Defects: Severe cupping is reported.
Estabilidad Dimensional (Contracción Total Tangencial %/Contracción Total Radial %)
1.7
PROPIEDADES QUÍMICAS DE LA MADERA
PROPIEDADES MECÁNICAS DE LA MADERA
TRABAJABILIDAD
Aserrado
Sawing of this species is easy.
Cepillado
This species is easy to plane.
Moldurado
Molding operations are rather easy.
Torneado
30
Taladrado
Boring operations are rated as fair.
Usos Reportados
USOS FINALES (RESUMEN)
HOUSING GENERAL, joists, frames, panelling, fittings, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, TURNING, PACKING
VIVIENDA GENERAL
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Viguetas
- 12 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part I-Tropical American Species
Marcos
- 16 - Woods of the World
Paneles
- 18 - W3TROPICOS Missouri Botanical Garden
Accesorios de madera
- 19 - Silica in Timbers
TABLEROS Y CHAPAS
- 25 - Directory of Timber Trade Malaysia
Torneado
- 30 - Embassy of Honduras in Japan
PALLETS_EMBALAJES
- 45 - Recopilación y Análisis de Estudios Tecnológicos de Maderas Peruanas
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