Vochysia Hondurensis (Yemeri)

Scientific Name
Vochysia hondurensis

Trade Name
Yemeri

Family Name
Vochysiaceae

Common Names
Chambo caspi, Corpus, Emeri, Emery, Emory, Flor amarillo, Palo de agua, Palo de chancho, Quaruba, San Juan, White mahogany, White yemeri, Yemeri

Regions of Distribution
Central America, Latin America

Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP]
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama

Common Uses
Boxes and crates, Building materials, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Crossties, Decorative plywood, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, General carpentry, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Radio – stereo – TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture, Stools, Tables , Trimming, Utility furniture, Wainscotting, Wardrobes

Environmental Profile

Distribution Overview
Various species in the Vochysia genus are widely distributed in tropical America, from southern Mexico to Peru, and are most plentiful in the Guianas and Brazil. They are reported to thrive best on coastal plains and alongside waterways, and are often found in nearly pure stands on abandoned farmlands.

Heartwood Color

Sapwood Color

Grain

May be suitable for the manufacture of less expensive grade furniture

Texture

Luster

Natural Growth Defects
Brittleheart = rare or absent

Natural Durability

Odor

Kiln Schedules

Drying Defects

The wood has a high tendency to twist and cup. Some collapse may also occur in thicker stock.

Ease of Drying

Quartersawn material is less prone to drying degrade

Tree Identification

Tree Size

Product Sources
The ITTO reports that the species is an important source of timber for export.

Timber produced by species in the genus are used for the same purposes as Qualea timbers, and the two genera are often referred to by the same vernacular name in some localities.

Substitutes
Spanish cedar

Comments
Durable and is easier to work, and can be used for utility plywood, drawer bottoms, and panels

General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect

Boring

Carving

Cutting Resistance

Gluing

Mortising

Moulding

Nailing

Planing

Resistance to Impregnation

Preservative absorption and retention is more than adequate in both heartwood and sapwood

Resistance to Splitting

Response to Hand Tools

Routing & Recessing

Sanding

Turning

Steam Bending

Painting

Polishing

Staining

Water-Based stains should be avoided since they tend to raise the grain

Varnishing

Strength Properties

Numerical Data

References
Belize,1946,42 Secondary Hardwood Timbers of British Honduras,British Honduras Forest Department Bulletin,No.1

Boone, R.S., C.J. Kozlik, P.J. Bois, E.M. Wengert. 1988. Dry Kiln Schedules for Commercial Woods – Temperate and Tropical. USDA., Forest Service, Preliminary Copy, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin.

Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 9 Central America and the Caribbean,TRADA, Red Booklet Series

Chichignoud, M., G. Deon, P. Detienne, B. Parant and P. Vantomme. 1990. Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America. International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO, Centre Technique Forestier Tropical, Division of CIRAD, 45 bis Avenue de la Belle Gabrielle, Nogent-sur-Marne, CEDEX, France.

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

Constantine, Jr., A. J. 1959. Know Your Woods – A Complete Guide to Trees, Woods, and Veneers. Revised Edition. Revised by H.J. Hobbs. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York.

Davis, E.M.,1949,Exploratory tests in machining and related properties of 15 Tropical,American Hardwoods,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison,Report,No.1744

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.

ITTO. 1991. Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America. Association Internationale Technique des Bois Tropicaux, Centre Technique Forestier Tropical Division of CIRAD, 45 bis, Avenue de la Belle Gabrielle, Nogent-sur-marne, CEDEX, France

Kukachka, B.F.,1970,Properties of Imported Tropical Woods,Forest Research Paper FPL 125

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)

Longwood, F.R.,1962,Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.207

Perpetua Hardwoods. Sea Star Trading Co. – Purveyors of Fine Wood. Newport, Oregon. Personal Communication, 1993.

Record, S.J. and R.W. Hess. 1943. Timbers of the New World. Published on the Charles Lathrop Pack Foundation, Yale University Press, New Haven CT.

Stevenson, D., Stevenson, N.S.,1925,Some Secondary Timbers of British Honduras,Tropical Woods 1(4) pp 12-16

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

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