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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. Blunting Effect Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data Polishing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Exostema caribaeum Trade Name Albarillo Family Name Rubiaceae Common Names Albarillo, Bois tabac, Candelle anglaise, Carey, Carey de costa, Carillo, Cerillo, Cuero de sapo, Falsa quina, Huesillo, Lechecillo, Lirio santana, Liro santana, Pini-pini, Princewood, Quina, Quinina pays, Quinquina caraibe, Quinquina piton, Sabac-che Regions of Distribution Central America, North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Bahamas, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto Rico [US], United States Common Uses Cabinetmaking, Poles, Posts, Turnery Heartwood Color Brown Black Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Pale brown Sapwood Color White to yellow Grain Even Straight Straight Texture Fine Fine Luster Lustrous Natural Durability Durable Perishable Moderately durable Non-durable Non-resistant to powder post beetles Susceptible to insect attack Very durable Durable Drying Defects Splitting Distortion Ease of Drying Slowly Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries slowly Tree Size Tree height is 10-20 m Tree height is 30-40 m Blunting Effect Moderate Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Sanding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Polishing Satisfactory results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Fors, A.J.,1965,Maderas Cubanas,Inst. Nac. Ref. Agraria La Habara Howard, A.L.,1948,A Manual of Timbers of the World.,Macmillan & Co. Ltd. London 3rd ed. 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