Persea lingue (Lingue)

Scientific Name
Persea lingue

Trade Name
Lingue

Family Name
Lauraceae

Common Names
Aquacate, Aquacate de an�s, Aquacatillo, Aquacote chico, Aquacote cimarron, Aquacote climarr�n, Aquacote de anis, Canela rosa, Canela ruiva, Chico, Isabella wood, Laurel tree, Line, Lingue, Litchi, Palto jeia, Palto-jeia, Peche marron, P�che marron

Regions of Distribution
Central America, Latin America

Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP]
Bahamas, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru

Common Uses
Balusters, Boxes and crates, Building materials, Casks, Ceiling, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Core Stock, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Office furniture, Packing cases, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Plain veneer, Plywood, Radio – stereo – TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Utility plywood, Veneer, Veneer: decorative

Environmental Profile

Distribution Overview
The species occurs throughout tropical America, from the West Indies and southern Mexico southward to Chile. It is also widely planted from Coquimbo to Valparaiso and Santiago in Chile.

Heartwood Color

The heartwood is variable in color, but it is commonly reddish-brown or pinkish. The timber is often knotty

Sapwood Color

Sometimes, sharply demarcated from the heartwood

Grain

The grain is straight to irregular

Texture

Luster

Natural Durability

Odor

Toxicity

Drying Defects

Ease of Drying

Kiln Drying Rate

Tree Size

The tree is reported to attain a height of up to 60 to 65 feet (18 to 20 m), with a trunk diameter of up to 40 inches (100 cm).

Certified Source

Comments
General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect

Boring

Carving

Cutting Resistance

Gluing

Mortising

Moulding

Movement in Service

Nailing

Planing

For smooth planed surfaces a reduced angle of 20 degrees and sharp cutting edges are recommended because of interlocked grain

Resistance to Impregnation

Response to Hand Tools

Routing & Recessing

Sanding

Screwing

Turning

Turning properties are generally good

Veneering Qualities

Steam Bending

Painting

Polishing

Staining

Varnishing

Strength Properties

Trength properties are lower than those of European beech (Fagus sylvatica ), especially in hardness and shock resistance. It is moderately hard and resistant to wearing and marring. It is heavy, and high in density. The bark of the tree is reported to yield tanning, and the grain is similar to that of Guarea spp.

Numerical Data

References
Armstrong, F.H.,1960,The Strength Properties of Timber,Forest Products Research Laboratory, London Bulletin,No.45

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

Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 2 South America,TRADA, Red Booklet Series

Chilean Forestry News,1941,Propiedades Fisicas y Mecanicas de las Maderas Chilenas,Min. de Terras y Colonizacion Chile, Dept. de Bienes Nacionales (Seccion,Bosqye, 103pp

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

Clifford, N.,1953,Commercial Hardwoods – Their Characteristics Identification and,Utilization,Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. London

Farmer, R.H.,1972,Handbook of Hardwoods,HMSO

Forests Products Research Laboratory, U.K.,1956,A Handbook of Hardwoods,Forest Products Research Laboratory, Princes Risborough, Department of,Science and Industrial Research, Building Research Establishment

Guyana Forest Department,1967,Recopilacion de Propiedadas mecanicas de Maderas Creciendo en,Chile,Inst. For. Chile Nota Tecnica,8

HMSO. 1981. Handbook of Hardwoods, 2nd Edition. Revised by R.H. Farmer, Department of the Environment, Building Research Establishment, Princes Risborough Laboratory, Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

Lavers, G. M. 1966. The Strength Properties of Timbers. Forest Products Research Bulletin, No. 50. Ministry of Technology, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, London.

Lavers, G.M.,1983,The Strength Properties of Timber (3rd ed. revised Moore G.L.,Forest Products Research Laboratory, Princes Risborough, Building Research,Establishment Report (formerly Bulletin No.50)

Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1942,American Timbers of the Family Lauraceae,Tropical Woods,69,pp7-33

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

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

Timber Development Association,1948,Some New Timbers and Their Uses No. 34,Timber Development Association Limited, London [TRADA]

Woods, R.P.,1949,Timbers of South America,TRADA, Red Booklet Series