Bwa-yo - Société Audubon Haiti

194 Wood Properties
SPECIES WOOD CHARACfERISTICS SPECIFIC DURABILITY SHRINKAGE JANKA SIDE
GRAVITY (%) HARDNESS
(Ibs.)
Guatteria blainii S - light brown or whitish; hard. 0.80 - - -
bwanwa
Guazuma S - light brown, H - pinkish to brownish; 0.50 Nondurable - - -
ulmifolia moderately soft, easily worked.
bwadom
Guettarda spp. SIH - light brown; hard, fine texture. 0.80-0.83 - - -
kalnwa
Gymindia latifolia SIH - light brown; hard. - - - -
Gymnanthes S - whitish or yellowish, H - light olive, 1.10 Durable - -
Lucida streaked wI dark brown; very fine grain,
bwamabre very hard, takes a fine polish.
Haematoxylon Similar to H. campechianum 0.71-D.90 - - -
brasiletto
kampeeh
Haematoxylon S - whitish to straw-colored, H - bnght 0.54-0.95 Very Durable - -
campechianum orange-red; medium to fine texture, odor
kampeeh of violets, irregular grain, brittle, strong
and hard, takes a fine polish.
Haenianthus SIH - light brown; hard. - - - -
salicifolius
Hamelia patens SIH - light brown; hard. - - - -
fie koray, koray
wouj
Helicteres SIH - yellowish; hard. - - - -
jamaicensis
bwa dam, jeson,
koton rat
Henriettea H -light yellowish brown; hard. - - - -
fascicularis
ti grenn
Hernandia sonora SIH - grayish white wI faint olive streaks, 0.29 Perishable - -
fum, soft, easily worked.
Hevea brasiliensis S IH - light brown with pinkish tinge; low 0.40-0.52 Perishable R-2.3 -
kawotchou luster, sour smell, coarse and even T-5.l
texture, straight grain, prone to sap stain
discoloration.
Hibiscus elatus S - white, H - grayish-brown orolive, 0.52-D.65 Durable - -
mahoble variegated with shades ofpurple or
metallic blue; dull luster, no odor,
medium texture, straight grain.
Hibiscus tiliaceus S - whitish, H - dark greenish brown; 0.60 Durable - -
gran maho, maho
fran
moderately soft and porous.
Hippomane S -light brown or yellowish, H - dark 0.50 Moderately - -
mancinella
mancheni,
manseniye
brown; hard, strong, takes a good polish. Durable
Hirtella triandra SIH -light brown; hard. - - - -
Homalium S - golden yellow, H - grayish-brown to 0.77 Moderately R-7.0 2,050
racemosum reddish-brown wI darker streaks and Durable T-9.6 Very Hard
pmches,hard,modermcly strong, fine
texture, interlocked grain.
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