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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 Boring Certified Source Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Painting Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Steam Bending Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Varnishing Scientific Name Cecropia juranyana Trade Name Congo pump Family Name Cecropiaceae Synonyms Cecropia juranyiana Common Names Congo pump, Trumpet tree, Wan asoro Regions of Distribution Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Guyana Common Uses Matches, Pulp/Paper products Heartwood Color Brown Sapwood Color White Grain Even Straight Straight Texture Medium Fine Coarse Natural Durability Durable Non durable Odor Has an odor Drying Defects Distortion Ease of Drying Reconditioning Treatement Fairly Easy Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Certified Source Certified Source Blunting Effect Little Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Nailing Fair to Good Results Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Responds Readily Moderate working qualities Screwing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Poor to Very Poor Results Steam Bending Exudation Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Painting Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fair to Good Results Polishing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Staining Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Varnishing Surface Preparation Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Fanshawe, D.B.,1954,Forest Products of British Guiana Part 1 Principal Timbers,Forest Department British Guiana Forestry Bulletin (New Series 2nd,Edition,No.1