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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 Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Schedules Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data Painting Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Staining Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Varnishing Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Luehea divaricata Trade Name Acoita cavalo do miuda Family Name Tiliaceae Common Names Acoita cavalo do miuda, Acoita-cavallo branco, Acoita-cavalo, Acouta cavallo, Azota caballo, Ba-tingui, Caa-o-veti, Caa-o-veti-guazu, Caa-obeti, Cabeti, Caiboti, Caoveti, Estribeiro, Estriveira, Francisco alverez, Guacimo, Horsewhipwood, Ibatingui, Ibitinga, Ivitinga, Ivitingui, Madera de latigo, Mutumba-preta, Soita cavalo, Soita-cavallo, Sota caballo, Uacima do campo Regions of Distribution Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Argentina, Brazil Common Uses Agricultural implements, Boxes and crates, Brush backs & handles, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Cooperages, Flooring, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Musical instruments, Plywood, Posts, Structural work, Tool handles, Toothpicks, Turnery Heartwood Color Pale red to pink Pale brown Greenish to greyish Brown Sapwood Color Color not distinct from heartwood Grain Straight Even Figure Distinct (figure) Straight Distinct figure Texture Medium Fine Medium Medium coarse to coarse Fine Luster Lustrous Pronounced Natural Durability Susceptible to insect attack Non-resistant to termites Non-resistant to marine borers Resistant to powder post beetles Non durable Kiln Schedules Dry at a slow speed Drying Defects Splitting Checking Distortion Ease of Drying Moderately Difficult to Difficult Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Sapwood width is 10-15 cm Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Blunting Effect High to severe Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Heartwood is permeable Response to Hand Tools Easy to machine Turning Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Veneering Qualities Veneers easily Veneers moderately easy Suitable for peeling Painting Satisfactory results Polishing Fair to Good Results Staining Finish is generally satisfactory Varnishing Satisfactory Strength Properties Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = small Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Max. crushing strength = medium Bending strength (MOR) = medium Max. crushing strength = low Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = low Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low Hardness (side grain) = medium Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Hardness (side grain) = soft Bending strength (MOR) = high Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 8644 13499 psi Density 37 lbs/ft3 Hardness 1437 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 3155 5334 psi Shearing Strength 1107 psi Stiffness 1085 1272 1000 psi Weight 36 28 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % Tangential Shrinkage 9 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 607 949 kg/cm2 Density 592 kg/m3 Hardness 651 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 221 375 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 77 kg/cm2 Stiffness 76 89 1000 kg/cm2 Weight 576 448 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % References Celulosa Argentina,1973,Libro del Arbol,Celulosa Argentina Buenos Aires 3 Vols Horn, E.F.,1946,New Uses for Brazilian Timbers,Tropical Woods,11(86,pp12-13 Mainieri, C.,1970,Madeiras Brasilieras,Sao Paulo Secretaria da Agricultra, Institulo Florestral Mainieri, C.,1978,Fichas de Caracteristicas das Madeiras Brasileiras,Inst. Pesquisas Technologicas 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 Rizzini, C.T.,1978,Arvores e Madeiras Uteis do Brasil: Manual de Dendrologia Brasileira,Editora Edgard Blucher LTDA Brazil Sao Paulo - Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas,1956,Tabelas de Resultados obtidos para Madeiras Nacionais,Inst. Pesq. Tec. Sao Paulo, Brazil Bol., No.31(2nd Ed.) 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 Tortorelli, L.,1956,Maderas y Bosques Argentinos,Editorial Acme S.A.C.I. Buenos Aires