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Copaifera aromatica – Cabimo
It is an endemic species of Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.
It grows fast and reaches 30 to 35 meters tall and 90cm in diameter.
The wood of the tree is relatively soft and heavy and exhibits a significant difference between the color of the wood of the sap and that of the heart.
The bark of the tree, for its part, contains oily resins used to make varnish.
Due to its uses, the resin from these trees has a high commercial value.
The outer bark is reddish brown and aromatic, and exfoliates in very thin, scaly layers.
General wood description
The sapwood is a light brown color and sharply demarcated from the heartwood, which is a dark yellowish brown with straight and regular dark lines.
Non-distinctive odor.
Straight grain.
Is a moderately soft and heavy wood that shows low linear shrinkage and stable volumetric shrinkage.
Mechanical resistance is ranked as medium.
The wood is easy to work with and finishes smoothly.
Drying is moderately slow and the wood may present some defects, such as twisting.
No data on kiln schedules is available.
The wood is reported to be highly durable.
Heartwood is difficult to preserve, but sapwood is reported to present good absorption and penetration.
Is a moderately soft and heavy wood that shows low linear shrinkage and stable volumetric shrinkage.
Heartwood is difficult to preserve, but sapwood is reported to present good absorption and penetration.
Common names
Referenced uses
General construction
- Floors
- Carpentry
Interiors
- Fence posts
- Poles
- Railroad ties
Tool handles
Agricultural implements
Address:
300 metros al norte de la plaza de deportes,
Los Angeles de la Fortuna,
Provincia de Alajuela,
San Carlos, Costa Rica.
CP 21007