| OTHER COMMON NAMES: |
| Granadillo (Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras), Coyote,
Cristobal (Costa Rica), Trebol, Guayacan trebol (Colombia),
Roble (Venezuela), Koenatepi (Surinam), Macacauba, Jacaranda
do brejo (Brazil), Cumaseba (Peru). |
| DISTRIBUTION |
| Continental tropical America from southern Mexico to the Brazilian Amazon region, and Trinidad. |
| THE TREE |
| Heights to 80 ft with trunk diameters of 28 to 42 in.; boles are straight, cylindrical, and clear to 60 ft; buttressed. |
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| DRYING AND SHRINKAGE: |
| Generally reported to air-dry slowly with a slight tendency to warp and check. No data available on kiln
schedules. Shrinkage green to ovendry: radial 2.7%; tangential 3.5%; volumetric 6.5% (P. pinnatum); values
are remarkably low for a wood of this density. |
| DURABILITY |
| Heartwood reported to be highly resistant to attack
by decay fungi and insects; resistance to dry-wood
termites is rated very high. |
| WORKING PROPERTIES: |
| Not very difficult to work, finishes smoothly, and
takes a high polish. |
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| LEGUMINOSAE |
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| TRADE NAME: |
| TREBOL, MACAWOOD |
| COLOMBIAN NAME: |
| TREBOL, CORAZON FINO |
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| WOOD PROPERTIES |
| GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS |
| Heartwood bright red to reddish or purplish brown, more or
less distinctly striped; darker specimens look waxy; sharply
demarcated from the nearly white sapwood. Luster medium to
high; grain straight to roey; texture mostly medium to fine,
sometimes coarse; without distinctive odor or taste. |
| Weigth: Basic specific gravity (ovendry weight/green volume) varies
with species from 0.73 to 0.94; air-dry density 55 to 73 pcf. |
| PRESERVATION |
| Heartwood is highly resistant to preservation treatments;
sapwood responds with good absorption, but
irregular penetration. |
| USES |
| Fine furniture and cabinet work, decorative veneers,
musical instruments, turnery, joinery, specialty
items (violin bows, billiard cues). |
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