Cupressus Lusitanica (Cedar of Goa)

Scientific Name
Cupressus lusitanica

Trade Name
Cedar of Goa

Family Name
Cupressaceae

Synonyms
Cupressus lindleyi

Common Names
Cedar of Goa, Cedro, Cedro amerillo, Cedro blanco, Cedro de la Sierra, Cipres, Cipres de Mexico, East Africa cypress, East African Cypress, Gretado galan, Gretdo amerillo, Gretolo amerillo, Lindley cypress, Lusitanica cypress, Meru cypress, Mexican cypress, Narok cypress, Pinabele, Pinabete, Portuguese cypress, Teatlale, Tlascal, Tlatzcan, Tlazzcan

Plantation species?
Yes

Regions of Distribution
Africa, Central America, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia

Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP]
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia

Common Uses
Beehives, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Broom handles, Cabinetmaking, Concrete formwork, Fuelwood, Furniture, Joinery (external): ground contact, Joinery, Light construction, Particleboard, Piling, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Poles, Posts, Pulp/Paper products, Railroad ties, Shingles, Toys, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer, agricultural implements

Heartwood Color

Sapwood Color

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Grain

Texture

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Luster

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Natural Growth Defects

Natural Durability

Light-Induced Color Change

Kiln Schedules

Drying Defects

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Ease of Drying

Kiln Drying Rate

Tree Size

Comments
General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect

Boring

Cutting Resistance

Gluing

Mortising

Moulding

Movement in Service

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Nailing

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Planing

Resistance to Impregnation

Response to Hand Tools

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Screwing

Turning

Veneering Qualities

Steam Bending

Painting

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Polishing

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Staining

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Strength Properties

Numerical Data

References
Berni, C.A., Bolza, E., Christensen, F.J.,1979,South American Timbers – The Characteristics, Properties and Uses of 190,Species,C.S.I.R.O Div. Building Research

Bier, H.,1983,The strength properties of small clear specimens of New Zealand-grown,timber,New Zealand Forest Service Forest Research Institute, FRI Bulletin No.41

Bois, P.J.,1966,The Strength Properties of Tanzania Timbers,Tanzania Forest Div. Util. Sec. Moshi Tech. Note, No.35

Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers – the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building Research

Bryce, J. and Kitambi, G.,1960,The Air-drying Properties of some Tanganyika Timbers Technical Note No 23,Tanganyika Forest Department Utilisation Division Technical Note

Bryce, J.M.,1967,Commercial Timbers of Tanzania,Tanzanian Forestry Division Util. Sec. Moshi

Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.

Dallimore, W. and Jackson, A. Bruce,1966,A Handbook of Coniferae and Ginkgoaceae Fourth Ed. Revised by S.G.,Harrison,Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd. London

Forest Products Research Laboratory U.K.,1957,A Handbook of Softwoods,Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Forest Products Research,HMSO

Haslett, A.N.,1986,Properties and Utilisation of Exotic Speciality Timbers Grown in New,Zealand Part III: Cypresses – Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Parl. X,Cupressocyparis leylandii Dall. Cupressus lusitanica Mill. Cupressus,macrocarpa Hartw.,New Zealand Forest Service, Forest Research Institute, FRI Bulletin No.119

Murira, K.,1984,Natural Durability Tests of Tanzanian Timbers 1955 – 1982,Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, Timber Utilisation Research Centre,,Moshi.

Paterson,1961,Average mechanical and physical properties of Kenya exotic softwoods,Kenya Forest Department, Technical Note No.82 (revised 1963)

Poynton, R.J.,1957,Notes on Exotic Forest Trees in South Africa (Second Edition, Revised,South African Forestry Department Bulletin No.38

Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University Press

Rendle, B.J.,1969,World Timbers (3 Vols.,Ernest Benn Ltd. London

Scott, M.H.,1935,Weights of South African Growth Timbers,South African Department of Agriculture and Forestry Bulletin,No.145,Forest Products Institute, Forestry Series No.1

Scott, M.H.,1951,The Quality and Uses of Exotic Softwoods in South Africa,Empire Forestry Review 30:235-249

Shukla, N.K. and Sangal, S.K.,1986,Preliminary studies of strength properties of some exotic timbers,Indian Forester 112:5, 459-465

Takahashi, A.,1975,Compilation of data on the Mechanical Properties of Foreign Woods (Part 2,Central and South America,Shimane University, Japan, Research Report on Foreign Wood No.4

Takahashi, A.,1978,Compilation of Data on the Mechanical Properties of Foreign Woods (Part,III) Africa,Shimane University, Japan, Research Report on Foreign Wood No. 7

Tanzania – Timber Marketing Co. Ltd.,1978,Timber from Tanzania

Tanzania Forest Department,1961,The Movement of Timbers Technical Note No.29,Tanzania Forest Department, Utilisation Division Technical Note

Tanzania Forest Division,1966,Kiln Drying Schedules for Tanzania Timbers Technical Note no.38,Tanzania Forest Div. Util. Sec. Moshi

Tanzania Forest Division,1967,The Weights and Shrinkage of some Local Timbers,Tanzania Forest Div. Util. Sect. Technical Note,No.25

Uganda Forest Department,1969,The Shrinkage of Some Ugandan Timbers,Uganda Forestry Department Timber Leaflet,No.47