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Kabukalli
Goupia glabra
Kopie
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Family: Goupiaceae (Celastraceae)
Other Common Names: Saino, Sapino (Colombia), Kopi (Surinam), Kabukalli (Guyana). Goupie (French Guiana), Cupiuba (Brazil).
Distribution: Uplands of the lower Amazon, the Guianas, and the Serrania de San Lucas, Carare-Opon, Rio Cauca Valley, and other regions of Colombia.
The Tree A large buttressed, semideciduous, canopy tree; grows to a height of 130 ft and with diameters to 36 in., but usually 20 to 24 in.
The Wood General Characteristics: Heartwood light reddish brown, darkening superficially upon exposure; distinct but not sharply demarcated form thick brownish or pinkish sapwood. Luster medium to rather high; texture medium to coarse; grain straight to interlocked; odor is fetid when fresh but dissipates upon drying though still apparent.
Weight: Basic specific gravity (oven-dry weight/green volume) 0.72; air-dry density 54 pcf.
Mechanical Properties: (First two sets of data based on 2-in. standard; third set on the 2-cm standard.)
Moisture content |
Bending strength |
Modulus of elasticity |
Maximum crushing strength |
Psi |
1,000 Psi |
Psi |
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Green (73) |
11,480 |
1,810 |
6,170 |
12% |
15,300 |
2,150 |
8,350 |
12% (24) |
16,600 |
2,370 |
10,850 |
Green (48) |
14,000 |
1,980 |
7,350 |
15% |
17,600 |
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9,750 |
Janka side hardness about 1,400 lb. for green material and 1,840 lb. at 12% moisture content. Forest Products Laboratory toughness average for green and dry material is 132 in.-lb. (5/8-in. specimen).
Drying and Shrinkage: Moderately difficult to air-season, dries at a moderate rate with only slight warping and checking. Kiln schedule T7-B3 is suggested for 4/4 stock. Shrinkage from green to oven-dry: radial 4.5%; tangential 8.0%; volumetric 12.6%.
Working Properties: It is rated fair to good in most operations but torn and chipped grain is common in planing because of interlocked grain. Coarser material requires a filler to obtain a smooth finish.
Durability: Laboratory evaluations indicate good resistance to attack by both brown- and white-rot fungi, but rated only slightly to moderately resistant to decay in field tests in Guyana. Resistant to dry-wood termite attack but has little resistance to marine borers.
Preservation: Heartwood is very resistant and sapwood is moderately resistant to preservation treatments using either open-tank or pressure-vacuum systems.
Uses: Heavy construction, industrial flooring, furniture components. A highly favored general purpose timber in the Guianas.
Source: Tropical Timbers of the World, U.S. Forest Products Laboratory.
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