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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. Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Moulding Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Mora megistosperma Trade Name Alcornoque Family Name Leguminosae Synonyms Dihophandra oleifera Common Names Alcornoque, Mangle nato, Mora, Nato, Pracouba Regions of Distribution Central America, Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela Common Uses Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Boat building: framing, Bridge construction, Cabinetmaking, Decks, Flooring, Furniture, Heavy construction, Light construction, Plywood, Posts, Railroad ties Heartwood Color Red Brown Pink Reddish brown Sapwood Color White Yellow Grain Even Interlocked Straight Interlocked Straight Texture Medium Medium Luster Lustrous Natural Durability Perishable Susceptible to insect attack Non-resistant to powder post beetles Non-durable Non-resistant to termites Non-resistant to marine borers Durable Moderately durable Resistant to attack from termites (Isoptera) Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Drying Defects Checking Collapse Internal Honeycombing Possible Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Moderately Difficult to Difficult Kiln Drying Rate Rapid Drying rate is fairly rapid to fast Tree Identification Bole/stem form is buttressed Bole/stem form is straight Tree Size Bole length is 10-20 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Tree height is 30-40 m Bole length is 20-30 m Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Moulding Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Planes well, to a good finish Resistance to Impregnation Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Easy to machine Difficult to machine Screwing Poor to Very Poor Results Veneering Qualities Veneers easily Suitable for peeling Veneers moderately easy Strength Properties Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low Hardness (side grain) = medium Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high Max. crushing strength = medium Max. crushing strength = high Bending strength (MOR) = low Bending strength (MOR) = high Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 9843 15272 psi Hardness 1658 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 5408 8171 psi Shearing Strength 882 psi Stiffness 1762 2031 1000 psi Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 692 1073 kg/cm2 Hardness 752 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 380 574 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 62 kg/cm2 References Acosta-Solis, M.,1960,Maderas Economicas del Ecuador y sus Usos,Editorial Casa de la Culhra Ecuatoriana Quito Erfurth, T., Rusche, H.,1976,The Marketing of Tropical Wood B. Wood Species from S. American Tropical,Moist Forests,F.A.O. Forestry Department Little, E.L.,1948,A Collection of Tree Specimens from Western Ecuador,Caribbean Forester,9(3,pp215-98 Peru - P.A.D.T.,1981,Descripcion general y anatomica de 105 Maderas del Grupo Andino,Junta del Acuerdo de Cartagena, P.A.D.T. Report, Junac, Lima, Peru. Peru - P.A.D.T.,1981,Tablas de propiedades fisicas y mecariicas de la Madera de 24 especies de,Colombia,Junta del Acuerdo de Cartagena, P.A.D.T. Report, Lima, Peru. Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University Press Scheffer, T.C., Duncan, C.G.,1947,The Decay Resistance of certain Central American and Ecuadorian Woods,Tropical Woods,12(92, PP1-24