Bwa-yo - Société Audubon Haiti

202 Wood Properfies
SPECIES WOOD CHARACfERISTICS SPECIFIC DURABILITY SHRINKAGE JANKA SIDE
GRAVITY (%) HARDNESS
Obs.)
Schaefferia H - light brown to yellow; hard, fine - - - -
frutescens texture.
bwa kapab, ti gason
Schefflera S/H - pale brownish color; medium luster, 0.36-0.54 Perishable R-5.9 665-915
morototoni no odor, fine to medium texture, straight T-9.2 Soft
bwakano grain, brittle. V -14.8
Securinega S/H -light brown; hard, fine texture. - - - -
acidoton
Senna atomaria S - yellow, H - dark brown, hard. 0.57-D.85 - - -
bwakabrit
Senna polyphylla S/H - light brown; hard. - - - -
var. montis-christi
Senna siamea S - whitish to light brown, H - dark brown 0.57-D.83 Durable - -
kasya to nearly black. streaked; moderately hard.
Senna spectabilis S - whitish, H - brown; hard. - Durable - -
kas mawon
Simarouba spp. S/H - whitish or straw colored wI O.34-Do4l Nondurable R- 2.3 440
bwa blan, fwenn occasional oil streaks; high luster, T-5.0 Soft
odorless, uniform and medium texture, V -8.0
straight grain.
Sloanea S - whitish; hard. - - - -
amygdalina
bwa kok. chapo
kare
Sloanea S - yellowish brown, fI- multicolored, 0.80 Durable - -
berteriana from yellow brown to pinkish brown and
dark brown wI streaks; hard, strong,
medium texture, irregular grain,
prominent growth rings.
Solanum S/H - whitish to light brown; hard. - - - -
antillarum
Solanum S/H -light brown; hard. - - - -
erianthum
amouret mawon,
tabakmawon
Solanum rugosum S/H - whitish; soft and brittle. - - - -
Solanum torvum S/H - whitish to pale yellow; soft. - - - -
amouret
Spathodea S - whitish; soft. - - - -
campanulata
motel etranje
Spondias dulcis S - whitishto light yellow, H -light - Nondurable - -
wob, pOrn site brown; moderately soft.
Spondias mombin S/H - cream or buffcolored; medium 0.26-0040 Perishable R-2.7 335-510
monben luster, odorless, medium to coarse texture, T-4.7 Soft
straight to irregular grain, sticky resin. V -7.5
Spondias S/H - whitish; soft and brittle. - - - -
purpurea
siwel
Stahlia S - light brown, H - dark brown; very - Durable - -
monosperma hard, strong.