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Trees of Las Casas de la Selva, Patillas, Puerto Rico

Tree ID to date at Las Casas de la Selva, 2009, 3t Vakil
This list will be constantly updated as more trees are positively identified.
Last Update: 31 March, 2009

Tree ID to date at Las Casas de la Selva, 2009
Common Name(s)	Botanical Name	Family	Specific Gravity	Wood description
Carrasco	Comocladia glabra	ANACARDIACEAE
Mango	Mangifera indica	ANACARDIACEAE	0.62	hard, mod heavy
Jobo de la india	Spondias dulcis	ANACARDIACEAE
Guanabana	Annona muricata	ANNONACEAE	0.4	soft, not durable
Ylang ylang	Cananga odorata	ANNONACEAE		soft, not durable
Haya blanca	Guatteria caribaea	ANNONACEAE	0.8	hard, heavy
Palo de murta	Ilex nitida	AQUIFOLIACEAE		lightweight, tough
Palo de pollo	Dendropanax arboreus	ARALIACEAE	0.5	soft, lightweight
Yagrumo macho	Schefflera morotoni	ARALIACEAE
African Tulip	Spathodea campanulata	BIGNONIACEAE
Higuero, calabash	Crescentia cujete	BIGNONIACEAE	0.8	hard, heavy, strong, flexible
Candle tree	Parmentiera cerifera	BIGNONIACEAE
Roble blanco, white cedar	Tabebuia heterophylla	BIGNONIACEAE	0.58	mod hard, mod heavy, strong
Roble colorado	Tabebuia schumanniana	BIGNONIACEAE	0.9	hard, heavy
Ceiba	Ceiba pentandra	BOMBACACEAE	0.23	soft, lightweight
Capa Prieto	Cordia alliodora	BORAGINACEAE	0.57	cabinetry, durable in the grd
Muñeco	Cordia borinquensis	BORAGINACEAE	0.7	hard, heavy, posts, tool handles
Moral	Cordia sulcata	BORAGINACEAE	0.6	soft, mod lightweight
Tabonuco	Dacrodyes excelsa	BURSERACEAE	0.53	mod hard, mod heavy, strong
Papaya	Carica papaya	CARICACEAE
Granadillo	Buchenavia capitata	COMBRETACEA	0.61	mod hard, mod heavy
Helecho gigante (tree fern)	Cyathea arborea	CYATHEACEAE
Helecho gigante (tree fern)	Cyathea brittoniana	CYATHEACEAE
Queen sago	Cycas cirinalis	CYCADACEAE
Palo colorado	Cyrilla racemiflora	CYRILLACEAE	0.53	v hard, mod heavy
Motillo	Sloanea berteriana	ELAEOCARPACEAE	0.8	v hard, heavy
Achiotillo	Alchornea latifolia	EUPHORBIACEAE	0.39	soft, strong
Palo de Gallina	Alchorneopsis floribunda	EUPHORBIACEAE	0.4-5	soft, lightweight
Varital, Palo blanco	Drypetes glauca	EUPHORBIACEAE
Taibaba	Sapium laurocerasus	EUPHORBIACEAE	0.38	soft, lightweight
Rabo raton	Casearia arboria	FLACOURTIACEAE
Caracolillo	Homalium racemosum	FLACOURTIACEAE	0.77	v hard, v heavy
Talantrón	Laetia procera	FLACOURTIACEAE	0.75	soft, mod heavy
Maria	Calophyllum brasiliense	GUTTIFERAE	0.55	hard, mod heavy
Palo de cruz	Rheedia portoricensis	GUTTIFERAE	0.9	v hard, heavy
Laurel avispillo	Nectandra coriacea	LAURACEAE
Laurel espada	Ocotea floribunda	LAURACEAE		lightweight
Laurel geo	Ocotea leucoxylon	LAURACEAE	0.45	mod soft, lightweight, mod strong
Nuez moscada	Ocotea moschata	LAURACEAE	0.59	hard, heavy
Nemóca	Ocotea spathulata	LAURACEAE	0.62	hard, heavy, strong, fine-texture
Moca	Andira inermis	LEGUMINOSAE	0.63	hard, fairly heavy
Mariposa	Bauhinia monandra	LEGUMINOSAE
Mata-ratón, mother of cocoa	Gliricidia sepium	LEGUMINOSAE		hard, heavy, strong
Algarrobo	Hymenaea courbaril	LEGUMINOSAE	0.7	v hard, heavy, copal resin
Guamá	Inga laurina	LEGUMINOSAE	0.62	mod hard, mod heavy
Guamá venezolano	Inga quaternata	LEGUMINOSAE		hard
Guaba	Inga vera	LEGUMINOSAE	0.59	mod hard, mod heavy
Zarcilla, tantan, lead tree	Leucaena leucocephala	LEGUMINOSAE	0.7	hard, heavy
Palo de Matos	Ormosia krugii	LEGUMINOSAE	0.5
Pterocarpus, padauk	Pterocarpus indicus	LEGUMINOSAE		valuable timber in Philipines
Reina de las Flores	Lagerstroemia speciosa	LYTHRACEAE		hard, important timber tree in India
Jaguilla	Magnolia portoricensis	MAGNOLIACEAE	0.7	hard, heavy, fine-texture
Laurel sabino	Magnolia splendens	MAGNOLIACEAE	0.59	hard, mod heavy, strong
Maricao	Brysonima spicata	MALPIGHIACEAE	0.64	mod hard, heavy, strong, brittle
Majó Azul	Hibiscus elatus	MALVACEAE	0.50-0.60	hard, strong
Emajagua	Hibiscus tiliaceus	MALVACEAE	0.6	soft, porous, mod heavy
Camasey	Miconia serrulata	MELASTOMATACEA
Camasey blanco	Miconia tetrandra	MELASTOMATACEA
Jusillo	Calycogonium squamulosum	MELASTOMATACEAE	0.74	hard, heavy, strong
Camasey	Miconia mirabilis	MELASTOMATACEAE
Camasey blanco	Miconia prasina	MELASTOMATACEAE	0.7	hard, heavy
Camasey	Miconia racemosa	MELASTOMATACEAE
Cedro hembra, Spanish cedar	Cedrela odorata	MELIACEAE	0.45	lightweight, strong, resistant
	Guarea glabra	MELIACEAE
Guaraguao	Guarea guidonia	MELIACEAE	0.51	hard, strong, tough
Mahogany	Swietenia macrophylla x S.mahagoni	MELIACEAE	0.7-8
Gaeta	Trichilia pallida	MELIACEAE	0.7	hard, heavy
Jackfruit	Artocarpus heterophyllus	MORACEAE
Yagrumbo hembra	Cecropia peltata	MORACEAE	0.29
Jaguey blanco	Ficus citrifolia	MORACEAE	0.4	soft, tough, strong
Mameyuelo	Ardisia obovata	MYRSINACEAE		hard, heavy
Badúla	Guiana rapanea	MYRSINACEAE		strong, hard
Eucalyptus	Eucalyptus robusta	MYRTACEAE	0.51	hard, mod heavy, strong, brittle
Guayabota de sierra	Eugenia borinquensis	MYRTACEAE		hard, heavy, durable
Guasábara	Eugenia domingensis	MYRTACEAE	0.51	hard, heavy, strong
Pomarrosa	Eugenia jambos	MYRTACEAE	0.7	hard, heavy
Murta	Eugenia sintenisii	MYRTACEAE
Guayabota	Eugenia stahlii	MYRTACEAE	0.73	v hard, heavy
Cieneguillo	Myrcia deflexa	MYRTACEAE	0.8	hard, heavy, strong
Hoja menuda	Myrcia splendens	MYRTACEAE
Guayabacón	Myrcia leptoclada	MYRTACEAE	0.8	hard, heavy, strong, papery bark
Malagueta	Pimenta racemosa	MYRTACEAE	0.9	v hard, v heavy
Guayaba (guava)	Psidium guajava	MYRTACEAE	0.8	hard, heavy, v. strong
Hueso blanco	Chionanthus domingensis	OLEACEAE	0.9	hard, heavy
Corozo, Prickly Palm	Acrocomia media	PALMAE		v hard outer wood
Palma de coyer	Aiphanes acanthophylla	PALMAE
Madagascar palm	Chrysalidocarpus lutescens	PALMAE
Coconut Palm	Cocos nucifera	PALMAE
Palma de Sierra	Prestoea montana	PALMAE
Palma real, Royal palm	Roystonea borinquena	PALMAE
Palma de Sombrero	Sabal causiarum	PALMAE
Norfolk-Island Pine	Araucaria heterophylla	PINACEAE		soft
Pino hondureño	Pinus caribaea	PINACEAE	0.61-0.66	soft, mod lightweight
Higuillo	Piper aduncum	PIPERACEAE
Uvilla	Coccoloba diversifolia	POLYGONACEAE	0.8	heavy, strong, brittle
Moralón	Coccoloba pubescens	POLYGONACEAE	1	v hard, v heavy
Uvera	Coccoloba pyrifolia	POLYGONACEAE		hard
Uvero de monte	Coccoloba sintenisii	POLYGONACEAE		hard
Ortegon	Coccoloba swartzii	POLYGONACEAE	0.7	heavy, hard
Uva de Playa	Coccoloba uvifera	POLYGONACEAE	0.7	hard, mod heavy
Palo de Gongolí	Cassipourea guianensis	RHIZOPHORACEAE		mod hard, heavy, strong
Icaquillo	Hirtella rugosa	ROSACEAE	0.9	hard, heavy, strong
Quina	Anthirhea obtusifolia	RUBIACEAE		hard, strong, heavy
Coffee	Coffea arabica	RUBIACEAE		hard, heavy, tough
Jagua	Genipa americana	RUBIACEAE	0.66	hard, heavy, strong
Cafeillo	Ixora ferrea	RUBIACEAE		hard, heavy, strong
Cachimbo	Psychotria berteriana	RUBIACEAE		hard
Cenizo, Espino rubial	Zanthoxylum martinicense	RUTACEAE	0.46	m. weight, hard
China, sweet orange	Citrus sinensis	RUTACEAE
Naranja agria, sour orange	Citrus aurantium	RUTACEAE		hard, fine grain
Tortugo prieto	Ravenia urbanii	RUTACEAE	0.9	hard, heavy
Aguacatillo	Meliosma herbertii	SABIACEAE	0.42	mod heavy, firm, tough
Guara	Cupania americana	SAPINDACEAE	0.4	hard, medium weight
Negra lora	Matayba domingensis	SAPINDACEAE	0.7	v hard, heavy
Ausubo	Manilkara bidentata	SAPOTACEAE	0.82	hard, heavy, v. strong
Caimitillo	Micropholis chrysophylloides	SAPOTACEAE	0.68	hard, heavy, strong
Caimitillo verde	Micropholis garciniifolia	SAPOTACEAE	0.64	hard, mod heavy, strong
Caimitillo	Micropholis guyanensis	SAPOTACEAE
Jacana	Pouteria multiflora	SAPOTACEAE	0.74	hard, heavy, construction
Aceitillo Falso	Simarouba tulae	SIMAROUBACEAE	0.85	heavy, strong, durable
Sauco cimarrón	Turpinia occidentalis	STAPHYLEACEAE		hard
Cacao	Theobroma cacao	STERCULIACEAE
Travelers palm	Ravenala madagascariensis	STRELITZIACEAE
Péndula (edible)	Citharexxylum fruticosum	VERBENACEAE	0.7	heavy, strong, musical instr
Teak	Tectona grandis	VERBENACEAE	0.55	mod hard, mod heavy, strong
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"Common Trees of Puerto Rico & The Virgin Islands', Elbert Little & Frank Wadsworth