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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Texture Trade Name Tree Size Scientific Name Citharexylum fruticosum Trade Name Anacahuite Family Name Verbenaceae Common Names Anacahuite, Balsamo, Bois fidele, Cafe cimarron, Cafe marron, Canilla de venado, Collarete, Cucubano, Fiddlewood, Florida fiddlewood, Guairo santo, Guayo blanco, Higuerillo, Long-horn, Mangle de sabana, Old womans bitter, Palo de guitarra, Palo de violin, Palo guitarro, Pasture fiddlewood, Peda, Penda, Pendula, Roble amarillo, Roble de dulce, Roble de olor, Spicate fiddlewood, Susanaleche, Susanna Regions of Distribution North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Cuba, Netherlands, Puerto Rico [US], United States Common Uses Charcoal, Fuelwood, Furniture, Heavy construction, Musical instruments, Musical instruments: strings, Poles, Posts Heartwood Color Red Sapwood Color Different than heartwood Grain Figure Even Straight Other (figure) Straight Other figure Texture Coarse Fine Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Non durable Ease of Drying Rapidly Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries quickly Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Permeable heartwood Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to Work Easy to machine Sanding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Brazier, J.D., Franklin, G.L.,1967,An Appraisal of the Wood Characteristics and Potential Uses of some,Nicaraguan Timbers,FAO for Forest Products Research Laboratory, Princes Risborough Fors, A.J.,1965,Maderas Cubanas,Inst. Nac. Ref. Agraria La Habara Lamb, G.N.,1956,Foreign Woods Fiddlewood (Citharexylum friticosun) and Penda (Xanlhostemon,christanthus,Wood and Wood Products 61(7) p12 Little, E.L., Wadsworth, F.H.,1964,Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.249 Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University Press Schiffino, J.,1945,Riqueza Forestal Dominicana (Three volumes,Secretaria de Estado de Agric. Ind. y Trabajo