< Back SANGRE DE TORO (Licania spp) Print Friendly View
SANGRE DE TORO (Licania spp)
Trade Name
Sangre de toro
Scientific Name
Licania spp.
Family
CHRYSOBALANACEAE
Common Names
Gris-gris (French Guiana); Koko (French Guiana); Gaulette (French Guiana); Wata koko (French Guiana); Baaka koko (French Guiana); Marishiballi (Guyana); Kutaballi (Guyana); Kaura (Guyana); Kairiballi (Guyana); Bururuli (Guyana); Sponsehoedoe (Surinam); Anaura (Surinam); Oiticica (Brazil); Caraipe (Brazil); Parinari (Brazil); Ambure (Colombia); Sangre De Toro (Bolivia); Macucu (Brazil); Cardeiro (Brazil); Capirona (Brazil); Ambure Pichanguillo; Pindainho (Brazil); Ambure Cuero Sapo; Merecure De Montaña
Description Of The Tree
Botanical Description
The trees are reported to reach heights of 25 m, with trunk diameters ranging from 40 to 80 cm over the buttresses, with commercial lengths of 12 m.
Natural Habitat
This genus occurs in Central America and in northern tropical South America. It prefers the drier areas in primary or secondary forests.Some species of Licania are Endenger ~Rare(IBAMA,2001)
Natural Distribution
It is reported from Costa Rica down to Bolivia.
Wood Identification
Anatomic Description Of Wood
Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Vessels exclusively solitary (over 90%). Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 150 to 200 micras (medium). Vessel-ray pits coarse throughout the ray cell. Vessel-ray pits small. Simple perforation plates. Axial parenchyma in discontinuous tangential lines. Axial parenchyma bands over 4 per mm. Rays more than 10 per mm (abundant). Rays exclusively uniseriate. Silica bodies in the ray cells. Body ray cells procumbent with one row of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-III). Fibers with distinctly bordered pits.
Availability
Cites Status
Unrestricted
General Wood Description
Odor
It has an unpleasant odor when freshly cut.
Color
The wood is described as brownish in color.
Wood Physical Properties
Basic Density or Specific Gravity (O.D. weight/vol. green) (g/cm³)
0.85
Air-dry Density (Weight and volume at 12%MC) (g/cm³)
0.98
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying: It is reported to be easy to air and kiln dry. Drying Defects: Slight warping may occur, with minor or no checking.
Wood Chemical Properties
Wood Mechanical Properties
Bending Strength (MOR),12%MC (kgf/cm²)
1893
Stiffness (MOE) 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
186000
Compression parallel to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
870
Shear strength radial 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
155
Janka hardness (side) 12%MC (kgf)
1149
Janka hardness (end grain) 12%MC (kgf)
1222
Workability
Sawing
Sawmilling of this species is reportedly fairly difficult owing to its silica content.
Machining
It is difficult to machine.
Planing
Planing operations are rated as difficult. Hardened cutters are recommended.
Turning
30
Boring
Boring of this species is reported to be easy.
Finishing
This species is reported to give a good finish.
REFERENCED USES
End Uses Summary
EXTERIOR GENERAL, bridges, stakes posts, HOUSING GENERAL, flooring, steps, fittings, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, cabinets, TURNING, CONTAINERS, truck bodies, truck flooring, OTHER AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, handicrafts
Exterior General
- 1 - Tabela de resultados de ensaios fisicos e mecanicos
Bridges
- 2 - 25 madeiras da amazonia de valor comercial, caracterizacao, macroscopica, usos comuns e indices qualificativos
Stake Posts
- 5 - Propriedades fisicas e mecanicas da madeira e do contraplacado de Pinus elliottii
General Housing
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Flooring
- 14 - Handbook of Hardwoods
Steps
- 17 - Tree Conservation Database
Fittings
- 19 - Silica in Timbers
Furniture Cabinets
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
Cabinet
- 24 - Empire Timbers
Turning
- 30 - Embassy of Honduras in Japan
Truck Body
- 53 - Timbers of the New World
Truck Flooring
- 54 - Bulletin of the Government Forest Experiment Station N.157: Identification of Tropical Woods
Handcraft
- 66 - Maderas latinoamericanas. VII. Caracteristicas anatomicas. propiedades fisicomecanicas, de secado, y tratabilidad de la madera juvenil de Cordia alliodora (Ruiz & Pav. Oken.)
Please Provide Information To View Producer Information