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Bwa-yo - Société Audubon Haiti

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Wood Properties 189<br />

SPECIES WOOD CHARACTERISTICS SPECIFIC DURABILITY SHRINKAGE JANKA SIDE<br />

GRAVITY (%) HARDNESS<br />

(Ibs.)<br />

Celtis trinervia SIH - yellowish; hard. - - - -<br />

bwa fey. blanch,<br />

bwa raj<br />

Cestrum diurnum SIH - whitish; hard. - - - -<br />

Cestrum SIH - whitish to light brown; slightly soft. - - - -<br />

macrophyllum<br />

Ch!onanthus H - pinkish; hard. - - - -<br />

compactus<br />

Chionanthus S - light brown; hard, takes a fine polish. 0.90 Durable - -<br />

domingensis<br />

kaypon<br />

Chlorophora S - white, H - bright to golden yellow; high 0.65--0.85 Very R- 3.4 2,380<br />

tinctoria luster, no odor, medium to fine texture, Durable T-5.4 Extremely<br />

bwajon nearly straight to interlocked grain. V -7.8 Hard<br />

Chrysobalanus SIH - light brown; hard. 0.80 - - -<br />

icaco<br />

ikak<br />

Chrysophyllum S - light brown; hard and tough, strong. - Durable - -<br />

argenteum<br />

ti kaymit<br />

Chrysophyllum SIH - reddish brown to dark brown; 0.70 Nondurable R-6.4 -<br />

cainito strong, fine to medium texture, fairly T-8.6<br />

kaymit straight grain. V -15.2<br />

Chrysophyllum SIH - light brown; hard and strong. 0.90 - - -<br />

oliviforme<br />

kaymit mawori<br />

Cinnamomum spp. S - whitish or brownish, H - brownish 0.43--0.61 Durable R- 3.4 1,060<br />

lorie yellow wI green cast, or olive to light T-6.0 Slightly Hard<br />

olive brown to blackish brown, medium to V -9.8<br />

coarse texture, satiny or silky luster,<br />

straight and often roey grain, spicy odor,<br />

excellent working qualities.<br />

Cinnamomum S - light brown, H - pinkish wI darker 0.47 Moderately - -<br />

elongatum stripes, moderately soft and strong, Durable<br />

lorie kanel, lorie ti straight to irregular and tightly interlocked<br />

fey grain, medium texture, medium to high<br />

luster.<br />

Cinnamomum S -lightbrown, slightly soft. - - - -<br />

verum<br />

kanel<br />

Citharexylum SIH - light brown; hard. - - - -<br />

caudatum<br />

kafe mawon, kafe<br />

sovaj<br />

Citharexylum SIH - ivory to light tan; dose-grained, 0.65--0.95 Durable - -<br />

fruticosum hard, strong, sands to a fine finish.<br />

grenad mawon,<br />

kafe mawon,<br />

madamklOd<br />

Citrus spp. S - whitish, H -light yellow, yellowish - - - -<br />

chadek, sitwon, brown, light brown; hard and fine-grained,<br />

zoranj' prominent growth rings.<br />

Clusia clusiodes SIH - light brown; hard. 0.90 - - -

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