Tropical wood?

[Cuban Missile]

Hey guys, im relatively new here but anyways I have moved down to costa rica for 4 months and i am missing my bow like crazy!  I was wondering if anyone knew of any good tropical wood for bows.  There has to be!  Thanks!

[Chris Grimbowyer]

Lemonwood

[Don Stokes]

Also called Degame.

[rainman]

Coco Bola, snakewood, greenwood, common names may be different in Costa Rica

[Danny Rowan]

I think what he is looking for is a type of wood to make a selfbow, if so guava is one that makes a great selfbow. Other than that I have no idea.

[Pat B]

Danny is right! I have made a few bows from strawberry guava and it is an exceptional bow wood.

[Cuban Missile]

Thanks Guys! I'm off to search for a guava trees.  

Pat B.  what should I use sap, heart or both?  Also what would be best for the belly.  

I'm sure my questions are showing my ignorance, but at this   moment I DON'T CARE I JUST NEED A BOW!    

Thanks again!

[Pat B]

My guava stave came from Hawaii and had been reduced to save on shipping. It looked to me like guava is like a whitewood and the wood right under the bark is your bows back. I made both a flat bow and an ELB style bow, both worked well. Guava seems to like a rounded belly like osage or ipe.