Machiche

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Imported Hardwood Machiche

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Latin Name: Lonchocarpus castilloi

Family: Leguminosae - the Legume family

Other Common Name(s): Balche, Barbasco, Black Cabbage Bark, Black Cabbage-Bark, Cabbage Bark, Chaperno, Guaimaro, Haiari, Imbria De Sapo, Macaratu, Machiche, Manchich, Marajagua, Mahogany, Saindapl, Sindjaple, Timbo

Imported Hardwood

Suitable for Exterior/Interior Use
Interior and Exterior

Uses
Decking, Exterior Trim, Flooring, Millwork, Mouldings

Distribution
Machiche grows throughout tropical America. The tree prefers open hillsides and dry plains at lower elevations.

General Description: The sapwood is white in color, and is clearly demarcated from the heartwood. The heartwood is a chocolate brown that may have a copper or purple hue. The heartwood may be striped with fine parenchyma laminations that are lighter in color. The grain ranges from straight to irregular and interlocked. It has a moderately coarse texture.

Price Range ($ least expensive, $$$$$ most expensive):
$$$$

Working Properties
Machining: Good
Nailing: Good
Glueing: Good
Screwing: Good
Finishing: Good

Physical Properties
Weight (lbs/BF): 4
Specific Gravity: 0.63
Modulus of Rupture (psi): 9,500-12,800
Modulus of Elasticity (1,000 psi): 1,230-1,900
Side Hardness (lbs): 1400

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Item Availability
5/4 x 6” Decking S4SE4E

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