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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 Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Kiln Schedules Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Staining Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Lysiloma spp. Trade Name Sabiccu Family Name Leguminosae Common Names Sabiccu, T'zalam Regions of Distribution Central America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Belize, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, United States Common Uses Beams, Bobbins, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Concrete formwork, Construction, Core Stock, Decks, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory construction, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Handles, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joists, Kitchen cabinets, Parquet flooring, Shuttles, Tool handles, Veneer, Wheelwright work Environmental Profile The environmental status of this species within its natural habitat is currently unknown Distribution Overview Chiefly a Mexican genus with extensions into Central America, southernmost parts of the United States, and the Greater Antilles. Heartwood Color Brown Purple Red Black The color of the heartwood is described as lustrous brown with a coppery or purplish tinge, sometimes with faint stripes Sapwood Color Green/Grey Whitish Clearly differentiated from the heartwood Grain Even The grain is straight to roey Texture Fine Medium Medium Luster Medium Low High Natural Durability Very durable Durable Non-resistant to marine borers Resistant to termites Perishable Susceptible to insect attack Moderately durable Non-resistant to powder post beetles Non-durable Resistant to powder post beetles Heartwood resistant to decay Odor No specific smell or taste Kiln Schedules 3 - C2 (4/4, 6/4) Drying Defects Checking Splitting Surface checks End checking Ease of Drying Moderately Difficult to Difficult Slowly Dries slowly Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries slowly Tree Size Tree height is 40-50 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Tree height is 50-60 m Sapwood width is 5-10 cm Tree height is 30-40 m Bark width is 10-15 mm Sapwood width is 0-5 cm Bark width is 5-10 mm The tree is described as spreading. It develops a short trunk, with a diameter of 24 to 36 inches (60 to 90 cm). Stems are sometimes clear of branches for about 25 feet (7.6 m) Blunting Effect High to severe Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Easy to saw Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Very Good to Excellent Results Planing, turning, moulding, mortising, and other woodworking properties are good. The wood responds well to most ordinary tools, and usually works to yield smooth, clean surfaces Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Turning Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Polishing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Excellent results Staining Fair to Good Results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 9310 12544 psi Density 47 lbs/ft3 Hardness 1372 lbs Stiffness 1205 1862 1000 psi Toughness 338 inch-lbs Specific Gravity 0.59 Weight 46 38. lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % Volumetric Shrinkage 9 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 654 881 kg/cm2 Density 753 kg/m3 Hardness 622 kg Stiffness 84 130 1000 kg/cm2 Toughness 389 cm-kg Specific Gravity 0.59 Weight 737 608. kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % References Boone, R.S., C.J. Kozlik, P.J. Bois, E.M. Wengert. 1988. Dry Kiln Schedules for Commercial Hardwoods - Temperate and Tropical. USDA, Forest Service, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-57, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin. Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.