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CAIMITILLO (Chrysophyllum cainito)
Nom commercial
Caimitillo
Nom scientifique (avec auteur)
Chrysophyllum cainito L.
Famille
SAPOTACEAE
Noms communs (pays)
Teta de burro; Sterappel; Star apple; Satinleaf; Saffrontree; Pomme surette; Massaranduba; Maduraverde; Lechecillo; Kaimit; Guayabillo; Golden leaf; Cainitier; Cainit; Caimo morado; Caimo; Caimitier; Caimite marron; Caimite; Apra; Aguay; Caimito (Mexico); Cainito (Brazil); Caimito Serrano (Venezuela); Caimito (Venezuela); Balata Blanca (Peru); Caimito (Peru); Caimito (Colombia); Caimitillo (Ecuador)
Synonymes du nom scientifique (avec auteurs)
Cynodendron bicolor (Poir.) Baehni; Chrysophyllum bonplandii Klotzsch ex Miq.; Chrysophyllum bicolor Poir.; Cainito pomiferum Tussac
DESCRIPTION DE L'ARBRE
Description botanique
It is a dominant tree, it attains heights of 40 m, with a diameter at breast height of 70 cm in the average, occasionally up to 100 cm. The bole is cylindrical, with low buttresses.
Habitat naturel
Chrysophyllum cainito natural growth range is tropical America, found in primary forests in a wide range of habitats.
Répartition naturelle
It is reported from Mexico to Bolivia.
IDENTIFICATION DU BOIS
Description anatomique du bois
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels solitary and in short radial multiples. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 100 micras or less (very small). Tyloses sclerotic. Vessels per mm2 6 to 10 (medium). Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits coarse throughout the ray Axial parenchyma in continuous tangential lines or fine bands. Siliceous bodies in the axial parenchyma cells. Axial parenchyma in narrow bands on lines up to 3 cells wide. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Rays 1 to 4 seriate. Silica bodies in the ray cells. Body ray cells procumbent with mostly 2 to 4 rows of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-II). Non-septate fibers. Fibers very thick walled. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Disponibilité
Statut CITES
Unrestricted
DESCRIPTION GÉNÉRALE DU BOIS
Odeur
The wood has no specific odor or taste.
Teinte
The sapwood is light brown, the heartwood is reddish brown color.
Grain
The grain is reported to be straight or interlocked.
Texture
Fine texture is reported in this species.
Luster
This wood is commonly of moderate luster.
Index de durabilité naturelle (1 = Très élevée, 7 = Très faible)
5
PROPRIÉTÉS PHYSIQUES DU BOIS
Densité basale ou gravité spécifique (poids anhydre/vol. saturé) (g/cm³)
0.80
Densité sèche à l'air (poids et volume à 12%TH) (g/cm³)
0.92
Retrait tangentiel total (saturé à 0%TH) (%)
6.6
Retrait radial total (saturé à 0%TH) (%)
3.2
Calendrier de séchage en séchoir recommandé
UK-E; JUNAC-A
Ratio de stabilité dimensionnelle (% retrait tangentiel total/% retrait radial total)
2.1
PROPRIÉTÉS CHIMIQUES DU BOIS
PROPRIÉTÉS MÉCANIQUES DU BOIS
Résistance à la flexion (module de rupture_MOR) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
1414
Rigidité (module d'élasticité_ MOE) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
161000
Résistance à la compression parallèle à la fibre 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
813
Résistance au cisaillement (radial) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
124
Dureté Janka (latérale) 12%TH (kgf)
1249
OUVRABILITÉ
Usinage
The timber of Chrysophyllum is not difficult to work.
Finissage
This species is reported to give a smooth finish.
UTILISATIONS
UTILISATIONS FINALES (RÉSUMÉ)
HOUSING GENERAL, beams, joists, boards, flooring, parquet, frames, steps, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, OTHER AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, moldings
MEUBLES ET M. DE RANGEMENT
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Pouters
- 11 - Prospect: The wood database
Solives
- 12 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part I-Tropical American Species
Planches
- 13 - Dry kiln schedules for commercial woods. Temperate and tropical. Section III. Latin American (Mexico, Central, and South America) Woods–Conventional Temperatures
Planchers
- 14 - Handbook of Hardwoods
Parquets
- 15 - Empire Timbers
Cadres
- 16 - Woods of the World
Marches
- 17 - Tree Conservation Database
MEUBLES ET M. DE RANGEMENT
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
Moulures
- 79 - Padronização da Nomenclatura Comercial Brasileira das Madeiras Tropicais Amazônicas, Sugestão
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