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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 Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Natural Durability Natural Growth Defects Numerical Data Product Sources References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Ampelocera hottlei Trade Name Cautivo Family Name Ulmaceae Synonyms Celtis hottlei Common Names Cautivo, Cuerillo, Female bull hoof, Frijolillo, Luin, Zitsmuk Regions of Distribution Central America, Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Belize, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama Common Uses Brush backs & handles, Railroad ties, Structural work Heartwood Color Brown Yellow Black Purple Orange Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Purple Brown Black Sapwood Color White Yellow White to yellow Clearly differentiated from the heartwood Grain Figure Other (figure) Other figure Texture Medium Fine Fine to medium Luster Medium Lustrous Natural Growth Defects Gum and mineral deposits Natural Durability Durable Moderately durable Durable Susceptible to wood staining fungal attack Resistant to attack from pinworms (ambrosia beetles) Moderately durable Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Easy Tree Identification Bole/stem form is buttressed Tree Size Tree height is 30-40 m Bole length is 10-20 m Tree height is 10-20 m Bark width is 5-10 mm Product Sources Timber produced by this species is often marketed in a mixture with other species in the Meliaceae family, and also as Pacific maple. Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Easy to machine Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Easy to turn Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 36 lbs/ft3 Weight 35 29 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % Item Green Dry Metric Density 576 kg/m3 Weight 560 464 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % References Belize,1946,42 Secondary Hardwood Timbers of British Honduras,British Honduras Forest Department Bulletin,No.1 Pennington, T.D., Sarukhan, J.,1968,Manual para la Identificacion de campo de los Principales Arboles,Tropicales de Mexico,Inst. Nac. Inv. For. Mexico Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University Press