Guanacaste
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
At a glance
Scientific nameEnterolobium cyclocarpum
Trade / common nameGuanacaste
FamilyLeguminosae
RegionCentral America · South America · Caribbean
Distribution
Mexico and southward through Central America to Trinidad, Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil (including Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia); often planted as an ornamental.
Uses
Bent Parts, Blockboard, Boat building (general), Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Concrete formwork, Core Stock, Cutting surfaces, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Fishnet floats, Floats, Food containers, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Packing cases, Paneling , Paneling, Particleboard, Plain veneer, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stools, Structural work, Trimming, Utility furniture, Veneer, Wainscotting, Wardrobes
Countries & Distribution
These country connections come directly from the same SQL country–species bridge used by Country Detail and the Global Navigator.
🇧🇿Belize
historical
🇧🇷Brazil
captured
🇨🇷Costa Rica
historical
🇨🇺Cuba
historical
🇩🇴Dominican Republic
historical
🇬🇹Guatemala
historical
🇬🇾Guyana
historical
🇭🇹Haiti
historical
🇭🇳Honduras
historical
🇯🇲Jamaica
historical
🇲🇽Mexico
historical
🇳🇮Nicaragua
historical
🇵🇦Panama
historical
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago
historical
🇻🇪Venezuela
historical
Wood images
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Appearance
Heartwood color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
Brown
Yellow
Red
Orange
Purple
Black
Reddish brown
Pale brown
Greenish to greyish
Dark brown
Walnut brown, with dark variegated streaks and a greenish cast
Sapwood Color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
White
Yellow
Brown
Green/Grey
White to yellow
Well defined
Clearly differentiated from the heartwood
Luster
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
Medium
Pronounced
Lustrous
Uses & Applications
Common Uses
Bent Parts, Blockboard, Boat building (general), Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Concrete formwork, Core Stock, Cutting surfaces, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Fishnet floats, Floats, Food containers, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Packing cases, Paneling , Paneling, Particleboard, Plain veneer, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stools, Structural work, Trimming, Utility furniture, Veneer, Wainscotting, Wardrobes
Product Sources
The ITTO reports that the species is a fairly important source of timber. Export potential is rated as fair.
Guanacaste is available in the lumber form at a medium price, but quartered veneer, crotches and swirls are rather scarce. Although the wood is described as useful and attractive, it is not classed as a high grade furniture wood.
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