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Triplaris guayaquilensis Wedd.
POLYGONACEAE
Palo santo (Colombia); Uvero (Colombia); Roblon (Ecuador); Azucena (Ecuador); Palo santo (Mexico); Chupón (Venezuela); Chupon (Venezuela); Mishuquiro (Perú); Palo diablo (Bolivia); Palo santo (Bolivia); Tangarana (Perú); Vara Santa (Mexico); Vara Santa (Panama); Formigueiro (Brazil); Palo María (Venezuela); Fernansánchez (Perú); Fernansánchez (Colombia); Vara Santa (Colombia); Muchin (Ecuador); Muchina (Ecuador); Fernansánchez (Ecuador)
Triplaris cumingiana Fisch. & C.A. Mey. ex C.A. Me; Triplaris auriculata Meisn.; Triplaris arnottiana Meisn.
Trees up to 25 to 30 m, usually with trunk diameters about 50 cm. This species has straight, cylindrical boles which are often clear of branches up to two thirds of the total length of the tree. Sometimes small, round buttresses are reported. Triplaris t
Triplaris guayaquilensis is found in disturbed areas of primary and secondary tropical rain forests. It prefers riversides and seasonally inundated areas, even swampy soils.
This species is distributed all over tropical America.
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels solitary and in short radial multiples. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 100 to 150 micras (small). Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and shape. In Axial parenchyma absent or extremely rare, non visible with magnifying glass (8x). Occasionally paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Prismatic crystals in chambered axial parenchyma cells and/or in fibers. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Rays commonly 2 seriate. Homogeneous rays and/or sub-homogeneous rays (all ray cells procumbent). Septate fibers present. Crystals in fibers. Fibers storied.
Unrestricted
Odor or taste are absent.
The color of the wood is commonly pinkish white with typical brownish stripes.
The grain is typically straight or shallowly interlocked.
The texture is typically fine to medium
The surface of the wood is naturally moderate in luster.
Triplaris has a low natural durability against insects and wood decaying organisms.
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This wood can be easily treated with preservatives.
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0.63
7.3
4.1
UK-E; US-T6-D2; JUNAC-A
1.8
815
127783
510
Sawing of this species is easy.
T. guayaquilensis is interesting for peeling.
T. guayaquilensis is interesting for peeling.
It has a slight blunting effect on the cutting tools.
tend to split pre-boring recommended
The timber is reported to glue well.
Wood of this species is easy to polish.
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