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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. Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data Polishing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Scientific Name Colubrina reclinata Trade Name Bijaguara Family Name Rhamnaceae Synonyms Ceanothus reclinata Common Names Bijaguara, Bois costiere, Bois de fer, Bois mabi, Carbonero, Carbonero de costa, Ebano, Ironwood, Jayajabico, Mabi, Mambee, Maw bee stick, Naked wood, Palo amargo, Palo de hierro, Palo mabi, Smooth snake-bark, Snakewood, Soldier wood, Soldierwood, West Indian greenheart, Yayajabico, Yayajabita Regions of Distribution Central America, North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Bahamas, Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico [US], United States Common Uses Cabinetmaking, Fuelwood, Piling, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Turnery Heartwood Color Brown Yellow Orange Dark brown Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Greenish to greyish Brown Sapwood Color White Yellow Brown White to yellow Well defined Paler than heartwood Grain Even Straight Straight Texture Coarse Medium Fine Luster Low Lustrous Natural Durability Durable Very durable Tree Identification Bole/stem form is unknown Tree Size Bole length is 0-10 m Tree height is 10-20 m Tree height is 20-30 m Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Easy to machine Polishing Satisfactory results Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 51 lbs/ft3 Weight 50 40 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Density 817 kg/m3 References Britton, N.L., Millspaugh, C.F.,1920,The Bahama Flora,Britton & Millspaugh,New York Fors, A.J.,1965,Maderas Cubanas,Inst. Nac. Ref. Agraria La Habara 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 Record, S.J., Mell, C.D.,1924,Timbers of Tropical America,Yale Univ. Press Schiffino, J.,1945,Riqueza Forestal Dominicana (Three volumes,Secretaria de Estado de Agric. Ind. y Trabajo