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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. Boring Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Schedules Luster Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Resistance to Splitting Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Cyrilla racemiflora Trade Name American cyrilla Family Name Cyrillaceae Synonyms Cyrilla antillana Common Names American cyrilla, Barril, Beetwood, Bloodwood, Bois couche, Clavellina, Colorado, Ironwood, Leatherwood, Llorona, Olivier montagne, Palo colorado, Palo de jutia, Piojillo, Piojito, Red titi, Sabina macho, Southern leatherwood, Swamp cyrilla, Titi, Tranca de puerto, Warimiri, White titi, Yanilla Regions of Distribution Central America, Latin America, North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Brazil, Cuba, French Guiana, Guadelope [France], Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico [US], United States, Venezuela Common Uses Charcoal, Fuelwood, Furniture, Heavy construction, Light construction, Piling, Poles, Turnery, Wharf construction Heartwood Color Brown Purple Red Pink Reddish brown Pale brown Sapwood Color Paler than heartwood Grain Interlocked Interlocked Texture Medium Fine Luster High Lustrous Slightly lustrous Natural Durability Susceptible to insect attack Non-durable Perishable Non-resistant to termites Non-resistant to powder post beetles Durable Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera) Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Non durable Moderately durable Kiln Schedules Dry at a slow speed Drying Defects Internal Honeycombing Possible Collapse Severe twisting/warping Severe surface checking Severe spring/bow Severe end splitting Severe cupping Severe collapse and honeycomb Moderate twist/warp Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Tree Identification Bole/stem form is unknown Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Tree height is 10-20 m Sapwood width is 10-15 cm Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Boring Easy Cutting Resistance Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Mortising Finishes well Easy to mortise Moulding Good finishing results Easy to mould Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Planing Planes well, to a good finish Easy to plane Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Permeable heartwood Resistance to Splitting Excellent Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Easy to machine Screwing Easy to screw Turning Good results Easy to turn Strength Properties Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Radial = large Shrinkage, Volumetric = large Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 47 lbs/ft3 Weight 46 37 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 6 % Tangential Shrinkage 10 % Volumetric Shrinkage 14 % Item Green Dry Metric Density 753 kg/m3 Weight 737 592 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 6 % Tangential Shrinkage 10 % References Berni, C.A., Bolza, E., Christensen, F.J.,1979,South American Timbers - The Characteristics, Properties and Uses of 190,Species,C.S.I.R.O Div. Building Research 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 Longwood, F.R.,1961,Puerto Rican Woods - Their Machining Seasoning and Related Characteristics,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.205 Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University Press Record, S.J.,1938,The American Woods of the Orders Celastrales, Olacales and Santalales,Tropical Woods,7(53,pp11-38 Swabey, C.,1941,The Principal Timbers of Jamaica,Department of Science and Agriculture Jamaica Bulletin No.29 Takahashi, A.,1975,Compilation of data on the Mechanical Properties of Foreign Woods (Part 2,Central and South America,Shimane University, Japan, Research Report on Foreign Wood No.4