Common Name(s): Bulletwood, Massaranduba Scientific Name: Manilkara bidentata Distribution: Carribean, Central and South America Tree Size: 100-150 ft (30-46 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 66 lbs/ft3 (1,060 kg/m3) Basic Specific Gravity: .85 Hardness: 3,190 lbf (14,190 N) Rupture Strength: 29,690 lbf/in2 (204,760 kPa) Elastic Strength: 3,332,000 lbf/in2 (22,980 MPa) [...]
Aesculus glabra
Common Name(s): Dogwood, Flowering Dogwood Scientific Name: Cornus florida Distribution: Eastern North America Tree Size: 30-40 ft (9-12 m) tall, 1-1.3 ft (.3-.4 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 51 lbs/ft3 (820 kg/m3) Basic Specific Gravity: .64 Hardness: 2,150 lbf (9,560 N) Rupture Strength: 14,900 lbf/in2 (102,760 kPa) Elastic Strength: 1,530,000 lbf/in2 (10,550 MPa) Crushing [...]
Cedrelinga catenaeformis
Erythrophleum suaveolens
Gymnocladus dioicus
Common Name(s): Amendoim Scientific Name: Pterogyne nitens Distribution: Scattered throughout southern South America Tree Size: 50-75 ft (15-23 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: lbs/ft3 ( kg/m3) Basic Specific Gravity: . Hardness: lbf ( N) Rupture Strength: lbf/in2 ( kPa) Elastic Strength: lbf/in2 ( MPa) Crushing Strength: – lbf/in2 (- [...]
Platylophus trifoliatus
Lysiloma spp.
