Bocote

Bocote (Cordia elaeagnoides)

Bocote is the Spanish common name for several Central American tree species of the genus Cordia within the family of Borage Family (Boraginaceae), or a name for the hardwoods . They are also known as Rio-Grande or Mexico Rosewood or as Mexican and Dominican Rosewood . In Spanish guitar making, Bocote is usually understood to be Cordia elaeagnoides . When fresh, the wood has a yellow-brown color that darkens significantly after a short time. The species weight is 950–1200 kg / m³.

An important type of Bocote is Bojon ( Cordia gerascanthus ), its wood is used as tonewood in the construction of guitars . Other species for Bocote wood are Barcino ( Cordia elaeagnoides ), Freijo ( Cordia alliodora ), Louro Preto ( Cordia megalantha ), Ziricote ( Cordia dodecandra ).

Ziricote veneer from Cordia dodecandra

Individual evidence

↑ PM Pijut, RR Beasley, SS Lawson, KJ Palla, ME Stevens & Y. Wang: In Vitro Propagation of Tropical Hardwood Tree Species - A Review (2001-2011). In: Propagation of Ornamental Plants , Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 25–51, 2012, online (PDF), at researchgate.net.
↑ Bocote (PDF), on hanika.de, accessed on November 20, 2018.
↑ Roger H. Siminoff: Siminoff's Luthiers Glossary. Hal Leonard, New York 2008, ISBN 978-1-4234-4292-9 .
↑ Bocote on wood-database.com, accessed November 20, 2018.

[Pijut_et_al.,_2012-1] PM Pijut, RR Beasley, SS Lawson, KJ Palla, ME Stevens & Y. Wang: In Vitro Propagation of Tropical Hardwood Tree Species - A Review (2001-2011). In: Propagation of Ornamental Plants , Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 25–51, 2012, online (PDF), at researchgate.net.

[2] Bocote (PDF), on hanika.de, accessed on November 20, 2018.

[3] Roger H. Siminoff: Siminoff's Luthiers Glossary. Hal Leonard, New York 2008, ISBN 978-1-4234-4292-9 .

[4] Bocote on wood-database.com, accessed November 20, 2018.