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BIBOSI (Ficus insipida)
Nombre comercial
Bibosi
Nombre científico (con autor)
Ficus insipida Willd.
Familia
MORACEAE
Nombres Comunes
Ojé Rosado (Perú); Higuerota (Venezuela); Huacra (Perú); Renaco (Perú); Huito (Perú); Gambo (Ecuador); Chilo (Ecuador); Marañón (Ecuador); Huila (Ecuador); Caucho (Colombia); Matapalo (Colombia); Cauchillo (Colombia); Bibosi Palomo (Bolivia); Bibosi Grande (Bolivia); Higuero (Panama); Matapau (Brazil); Higuerón (Venezuela); Ojé (Perú); Matapalo (Ecuador); Cauchillo (Ecuador); Higuerón (Colombia); Corcho (Bolivia); Ají (Bolivia); Bibosi (Bolivia); Faveiro-Vermelho (Brazil); Caviúna-Rajada (Brazil); Higuerón (Ecuador)
Nombres científicos sinónimos (con autores)
Ficus glabrata Kunth; Ficus anthelmintica Mart.
DESCRIPCIÓN DEL ÁRBOL
Descripción botánica
This species is reported to be a fairly large tree, with heights between 30 to 35 m. The diameter at breast height is commonly from 100 to 150 cm, up to 200 cm, with commercial lengths of 22 m. Ficus trees have abundant latex.
Hábitat natural
Ficus insipida is found in lowlands to medium altitude tropical rain forests in the transition to subtropical.
Distribución natural
This species is well represented in the tropical America, it is reported to occur from Panama, Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil, south to Perú and Bolivia.
Usos No-maderables
The latex of Ficus trees is reported to have a vermifuge effect.
IDENTIFICACIÓN DE LA MADERA
Descripción anatómica de la madera
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels solitary and in short radial multiples. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Tyloses common. Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits coarse throughout the ray cell. V Axial parenchyma apparent with the naked eye. Axial parenchyma in thick bands. Prismatic crystals in non-chambered axial parenchyma cells. 5 to 8 cells per parenchyma strand. Axial parenchyma bands more than 3 cells wide. Axial parenchyma bands under 4 per mm. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Larger rays more than 4 seriate. Prismatic crystals in the ray cells. Occasionally heterogeneous rays and/or multiseriate heterogeneous rays. Body ray cells procumbent with mostly 2 to 4 rows of upright and/or square marginal cel Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Disponibilidad
Status de protección por CITES
Unrestricted
DESCRIPCIÓN GENERAL DE LA MADERA
Olor
It has no distinct odor or taste.
Color
The sapwood is not differentiated, the heartwood is pale yellow when dry.
Indice de Color (1= Negro, violeta; 7= Amarillo claro, blanco)
5
Grano
This timber usually has straight or interlocked grain.
Veta
The texture of the wood is medium.
Brillo
This species is moderate in luster.
Durabilidad Natural
The wood is non-durable, often liable to decay and insect attack.
Indice de Durabilidad Natural (1=Muy alta, 7=Muy baja)
5
Dificultad para impregnar
It is easy to preserve, yielding high absorption of oil and water based preservatives.
PROPIEDADES FÍSICAS DE LA MADERA
Densidad Básica (Peso anhidro/Vol. saturado) (g/cm³)
0.39
Densidad seca al aire (Peso y volúmen CH12%) (g/cm³)
0.42
Contracción Tangencial Total (Saturado hasta anhidro) (%)
7.4
Contracción Radial Total (Saturado hasta anhidro) (%)
3.6
Defectos por secado
Ease of Drying: It is reported to air dry rapidly. Drying Defects: Slight tendency to warp or check.
Estabilidad Dimensional (Contracción Total Tangencial %/Contracción Total Radial %)
2.1
PROPIEDADES QUÍMICAS DE LA MADERA
PROPIEDADES MECÁNICAS DE LA MADERA
Resistencia a flexión (Módulo de ruptura) CH12% (kgf/cm²)
451
Rigidez (Módulo de elasticidad) CH12% (kgf/cm²)
60000
Resistencia a la compresión paralela a la fibra CH12% (kgf/cm²)
325
Dureza Janka (lados) CH12% (kgf)
221
TRABAJABILIDAD
Aserrado
Cutting resistance is generally low.
Corte de chapa rotativa
This species is reported to be interesting for lamination.
Chapa tranchada
This species is reported to be interesting for lamination.
Maquinado general
This species is easy to process, with good finishing.
Cepillado
It is easy to plane.
Torneado
30
Taladrado
Boring of this species is reported to be easy.
Lijado
Sanding of this wood is easy.
Usos Reportados
USOS FINALES (RESUMEN)
HOUSING GENERAL, joists, boards, panelling, fittings, shutter boards, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, cabinets, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, TURNING, PACKING, OTHER AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, shingle, moldings
VIVIENDA GENERAL
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Viguetas
- 12 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part I-Tropical American Species
Tablas
- 13 - Dry kiln schedules for commercial woods. Temperate and tropical. Section III. Latin American (Mexico, Central, and South America) Woods–Conventional Temperatures
Paneles
- 18 - W3TROPICOS Missouri Botanical Garden
Accesorios de madera
- 19 - Silica in Timbers
Persianas
- 20 - Prospect: The wood database
MUEBLES Y GABINETES
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
Gabinetes
- 24 - Empire 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
Shingles
- 77 - Amazonian Timbers, Characteristics and Utilization Volume I; Tapajós National Forest
Molduras
- 79 - Padronização da Nomenclatura Comercial Brasileira das Madeiras Tropicais Amazônicas, Sugestão
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