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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 Carving Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Resistance to Splitting Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Staining Steam Bending Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Mimusops jaimiqui Trade Name Acana Family Name Sapotaceae Synonyms Mimusops bahamensis, Mimusops emarginata, Mimusops floridana, Mimusops parvifolia, Sloanea emarginata, Achras bahamensis, Achras emarginata, Achras zapotilla, Manilkara emarginata, Manilkara parvilolia Common Names Acana, Aimiqui, Almique, Almiqui, Ausubo, Balata, Beefwood, Bois huile, Bolletrie, Bulletwood, Doncella, Horseflesh, Jaimiqui, Mameyuelo, Maparajuba, Massaran'duba, Nisperillo, Nispero, Quinilla, Red lancewood, Sapota de costa, Sapotille, Sapotille marron, South American mahogany, Wild sapodilla, Wild-dilly Regions of Distribution North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Cuba, United States Common Uses Bridge construction, Cabinetmaking, Flooring, Furniture, Heavy construction, Light construction, Posts, Railroad ties, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Turnery Heartwood Color Brown Red Purple Yellow Black Orange Dark brown Sapwood Color Yellow White Brown Green/Grey Red Grain Interlocked Straight Figure Rippled (figure) Other (figure) Even Closed Distinct (figure) Birds-eye (figure) Wavy Even Interlocked Figure Mottle Texture Coarse Medium Fine Fine Luster Medium High Lustrous Natural Durability Durable Non-resistant to marine borers Resistant to termites Susceptible to insect attack Very durable Non-resistant to powder post beetles Very durable Odor Has a taste Drying Defects Checking Distortion Splitting Collapse Internal Honeycombing Possible Ease of Drying Moderately Difficult to Difficult Variable Fairly Easy Slowly Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries slowly Naturally dries at a moderate speed Slow Drying rate is slow Tree Size Tree height is 40-50 m Tree height is 30-40 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Sapwood width is 10-15 cm Sapwood width is 5-10 cm Tree height is 50-60 m Tree height is 60-70 m Bole length is 20-30 m Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm Sapwood width is 0-5 cm Bole length is 0-10 m Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Tree height is 20-30 m Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Blunting Effect High to severe Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Carving Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Easy to saw Moderate to saw Mortising Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Moulding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Movement in Service Unstable with Poor Stability - Large Movement Nailing Fair to Good Results Pre-Boring Recommended Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Very Good to Excellent Results Difficult to nail Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Very Good to Excellent Results Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Permeable sapwood Resistance to Splitting Poor Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Difficult to machine Routing & Recessing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fair to Good Results Easy to turn Veneering Qualities Difficult to veneer No drying degrade Suitable for peeling Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Polishing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Satisfactory results Good results Staining Fair to Good Results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Britton, N.L., Millspaugh, C.F.,1920,The Bahama Flora,Britton & Millspaugh,New York Kribs, D.A.,1950,Commercial and Foreign Woods on the American Market (a manual to their,structure, identification, uses and distribution,U.S.A. Penn. State College, Tropical Woods Laboratory Longwood, F.R.,1962,Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.207 Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University Press Record, S.J.,1939,American Woods of the Family Sapotaceae,Tropical Woods 8(59) pp21-51