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| TRADE NAME |
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DOUKA (MAKORE) |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME |
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Tieghemella africana A. Chev.
Tieghemella heckelii Pierre
(= Dumoria sp. p.)
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| FAMILY |
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Sapotaceae |
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| REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION |
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West Africa - Central Africa
Ivory Coast : MAKORE
Ghana : BAKU, ABACU
Equat. Guinea : OKOLLA
Gabon : DOUKA
Pr. = REGUL. Ex. = REGUL.
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| SAPWOOD |
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Whitish to pale pink - clearly demarcated - 5 to 7 cm |
| HEARTWOOD |
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- Colour : From pinkish brown to dark red-brown. (Gabon DOUKA is rather light red)
- Grain : Straight or slightly interlocked
- Texture : Fine to medium
- Silver figure : Fine
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| TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES |
- Green weight (kg/m3) = 850 - 1025
- Specific gravity at 12% M.C. (kg/m3) MV12 = (medium) 690
- Volumetric swelling for 1% MC variation V% = (medium) 0.48
- Total tangential swelling T% = 7.8
- Total radial swelling R% = 5.9
- Crushing strength (N/mm2) C12 = 58
- Static bending strength (N/mm2) F12 = 137
- Modulus of elasticity (N/mm2) E12 = 11200
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| END USE |
- Furniture and cabinet work
- Decorative sliced veneers
- Marine plywood
- Interior joinery and fittings
- Exterior joinery
- Normal duty flooring
- Boat building (frames and planking)
- Turnery
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| REMARKS |
- Natural durability : Durable
- Lyctus susceptibility : No
- Preservative treatment : Resistant
- Other remarks :
- Somewhat similar to MOABI
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