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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 Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Light-Induced Color Change Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Silica Content Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Scientific Name Licania heteromorpha Trade Name Anaura Family Name Chrysobalanaceae Common Names Anaura, Buruburuli, Gavilan colorada, Grigri, Sponshout Regions of Distribution Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname Common Uses Boat building (general), Bridge construction, Piling Heartwood Color Purple Red Brown Brown Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Reddish brown Sapwood Color White Yellow Paler than heartwood Grain Even Interlocked Straight Straight Interlocked Texture Fine Medium Medium coarse to coarse Fine to medium Luster Slightly lustrous Natural Durability Resistant to marine borers Resistant to attack from marine borers Moderately durable Silica Content Severe Moderate Light-Induced Color Change Darker Drying Defects Checking Distortion Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Moderately Difficult to Difficult Tree Identification Bole/stem form is buttressed Tree Size Tree height is 30-40 m Blunting Effect Blunting effect on machining is severe Boring Fairly easy to very easy Resistance to Impregnation Heartwood is moderately resistant Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Difficult to machine Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 61 - 67 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 62 lbs/ft3 Weight 61 50 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Density 993 kg/m3 References Amos, G.L.,1951,Some siliceous timbers of British Guiana,Caribbean Forester (3; 4) 133-7, 139-40. 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 Vink, A.T.,1965,Surinam Timbers,Surinam Forest Service Paramaribo,3rd rev. ed.