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SAPOTE (Matisia cordata)
Nom commercial
Sapote
Nom scientifique (avec auteur)
Matisia cordata Bonpl.
Famille
BOMBACACEAE
Noms communs (pays)
Sapote (Colombia); Sapote (Peru); Mame Colorado (Venezuela); Sapote (Ecuador); Zapote (Peru)
Synonymes du nom scientifique (avec auteurs)
Quararibea cordata (Bonpl.) Vischer
DESCRIPTION DE L'ARBRE
Description botanique
It is a large tree, sometimes about 50 m in height, with a trunk diameter of 90 cm. The bole is straight and cylindrical, it presents slim but well developed buttresses.
Habitat naturel
Matisia cordata is commonly found in the Amazonian dry and rain forests. In primary forests it can grow in fairly homogeneous stands, it prefers well drained terra firme areas.
Répartition naturelle
The species is reported to be distributed from Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and Peru. It is reported to be abundant in the southern forests of Peru.
Existence de plantations?
Matisia cordata is planted for its fruits in the tropical areas of Colombia and Peru.
IDENTIFICATION DU BOIS
Description anatomique du bois
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels solitary and in short radial multiples. Occasionally tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more. Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and sh Apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Prismatic crystals in non-chambered axial parenchyma cells. Occasionally prismatic crystals in chambered axial parenchyma cells and/or in fibers. Over 9 cells per parenchyma strand. Axial pare Rays more than 10 per mm (abundant). Rays of two distinct sizes. Rays non-storied. Larger rays more than 4 seriate. Rays exclusively uniseriate. Prismatic crystals in the ray cells. Heterogeneous rays and/or multiseriate heterogeneous rays. Body ray cells procum Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Disponibilité
Statut CITES
Unrestricted
DESCRIPTION GÉNÉRALE DU BOIS
Odeur
This species is reported to have an almond smell.
Teinte
The sapwood is not clearly differentiated, the heartwood is pale yellow when dry.
Index de Teinte (1 = Noir, 7 = Jaune clair)
7
Grain
It has straight grain.
Texture
The texture is typically fine to medium.
Luster
Wood luster is reported to be rather high.
Index de durabilité naturelle (1 = Très élevée, 7 = Très faible)
6
PROPRIÉTÉS PHYSIQUES DU BOIS
Densité basale ou gravité spécifique (poids anhydre/vol. saturé) (g/cm³)
0.43
Densité sèche à l'air (poids et volume à 12%TH) (g/cm³)
0.46
Retrait tangentiel total (saturé à 0%TH) (%)
9.0
Retrait radial total (saturé à 0%TH) (%)
3.8
Ratio de stabilité dimensionnelle (% retrait tangentiel total/% retrait radial total)
2.4
PROPRIÉTÉS CHIMIQUES DU BOIS
PROPRIÉTÉS MÉCANIQUES DU BOIS
Résistance à la flexion (module de rupture_MOR) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
488
Rigidité (module d'élasticité_ MOE) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
89000
Résistance à la compression parallèle à la fibre 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
239
Résistance à la compression perpendiculaire à la fibre 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
40
Résistance au cisaillement (radial) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
55
Dureté Janka (latérale) 12%TH (kgf)
272
OUVRABILITÉ
Sciage
This species is easy to saw.
Rabotage
Planing is reported to be easy.
Moulurage
Molding is reported to be easy.
Perçage
Boring is reported to be easy.
UTILISATIONS
UTILISATIONS FINALES (RÉSUMÉ)
HOUSING GENERAL, joists, boards, frames, shutter boards, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, common furniture, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, PACKING, light packing
MEUBLES ET M. DE RANGEMENT
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
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
Cadres
- 16 - Woods of the World
Volets
- 20 - Prospect: The wood database
MEUBLES ET M. DE RANGEMENT
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
Meubles ordinaire
- 23 - Handbook of Hardwoods
PANNEAUX ET PLACAGE
- 25 - Directory of Timber Trade Malaysia
EMBALLAGE
- 45 - Recopilación y Análisis de Estudios Tecnológicos de Maderas Peruanas
Embal_léger
- 46 - ECUADOR, Inventario y Aprovechamiento de los Bosques del Sur Ecuatoriano
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