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Wood Properties 193
SPECIES WOOD CHARACTERISTICS SPECIFIC DURABILITY SHRINKAGE JANKA SIDE
GRAVITY (%) HARDNESS
(lbs.)
Euphorbia spp. S - whitish; very soft. - - - -
gadmezon,
kandelab
Exostema S - yellow, H -light brown with yellow 0.98-1.13 Durable - -
caribaeum streaks; hard and strong, resinous.
kenkena peyi, :.
kininn
Exostema SIH - light brown; hard. - - - -
ellipticum
Exothea S - whitish to light brown, H - reddish - - - -
paniculata brown; hard, fine texture, takes a fine
bwa koulev, bwa polish.
milet, kenep
mawon
Faramea SIH -light brown or yellow; hard, takes a - - - -
occidentalis good polish.
Ficus citrifolia S - whitish, H - light brown; soft, tough 0.40 Nondurable - -
and strong.
Ficus elastica S - whitish; moderately hard. - - - -
kawotchou
Ficus microcarpa S - ..yhitish, H - light brown; hard, distinct 0.50 Nondurable - -
growth rings.
Ficus trigonata S - whitish; soft. - - - -
figye wouj
Genipa americana S - cream-colored, H - light yellowish 0.52-0.66 Perishable R-4.6 1,410
var. caruto brown; medium luster, no odor, fine T-9.1 Hard
jinpa texture, straight to irregular grain, V-13.5
attractive striped figure.
Gesneria spp. SIH - light brown, hard. - - - -
Gliricidia sepium S - light brown, H - dark to reddish 0.47-0.75 Moderately - -
lila etranje, piyon brown; hard and strong, coarse texture, Durable
irregular grain, not easily worked, takes a
good polish.
Gmelina arborea SIH - pale straw yellow; lustrous, coarse 0.40-0.52 Moderately R-2.4 525-720
melina texture, interlocked to wavy grain, easy to Durable T-4.9 Soft
work, finishes smoothly. V-8.8
Gomidesia SIH - light brown; hard. - - - -
lindeniana
Grevillea robusta S - cream colored, H - yellow brown; 0.40-0.52 Moderately R-2.7 840
grevilya lustrous, odorless, medium to coarse Durable T-7.7 Soft
texture, straight to wavy grain, prominent
figure, works well.
Guaiacum spp. S - pale yellow or cream-colored, H - dark 0.89-1.30 Very - 4,500
gayak greenish brown to black; slight scent, Durable Extremely
resinous, very fine uniform texture, Hard
interlocked grain.
Guapira discolor S - light brown; soft. - - - -
Guapirajragrans S - whitish; soft. - - - -
Guapira obtusata SIH - light brown with darker streaks; - - - -
bwa kasav silves hard.
Guarea spp. S - whitish to pink, H-. pinkish to deep 0.40-0.65 Durable R- 3.4 800-1,330
bwa wouj reddish brown; low luster, mildly fragrant, T-7.0 Slightly Hard
medium texture, straight grain, brittle. V -11.2