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| TRADE NAME |
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DOUSSIE |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME |
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Afzelia africana Smith
Afzelia bella Harms
Afzelia bipendensis Harms
Afzelia pachyloba Harms - A. cuanzensis Welw.
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| FAMILY |
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Caesalpiniaceae |
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| REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION |
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West Africa - Central Africa
(Afrique de l'Est : A. Cuanzensis)
Sierra Leone : KPENDEI
Guinea Bissau : PAUCONTA
Senegal : LINGUE
Ivory Coast : LINGUE, AZODAU
Ghana : PAPAO
Nigeria : APA, ALIGNA
Cameroon : M'BANGA, DOUSSIE
Congo, Angola : N'KOKONGO
Zaire : BOLENGU
Angola : UVALA
Mozambique : MUSSACOSSA, CHANFUTA (A. Cuanzensis exclusively)
Tanzania : MKORA, MBEMBAKOFI
W. Germany : AFZELIA
U.S.A .: AFZELIA
Portugal :
CHANFUTA
Pr. = REGUL. Ex. = REGUL.
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| SAPWOOD |
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Clearly demarcated, whitish to pale yellow - 2 to 5 cm. |
| HEARTWOOD |
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- Colour : Reddish brown
- Grain : Straight to slightly/occasionally interlocked
- Texture : Medium
- Silver figure : -
- Yellow or white deposits in splits.
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| TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES |
- Green weight (kg/m3) = 1100 - 1200
- Specific gravity at 12% M.C. (kg/m3) MV12 = (heavy) 750
- Volumetric swelling for 1% MC variation V% = (small) 0.44
- Total tangential swelling T% = 4.6
- Total radial swelling R% = 3.1
- Crushing strength (N/mm2) C12 = 74*
- Static bending strength (N/mm2) F12 = 173*
- Modulus of elasticity (N/mm2) E12 = 13700*
* A. cuanzensis : MV12 = 850 ; C12 = 63 ; F12 = 153 ; E12 = 11300
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| END USE |
- Exterior joinery, high-class interior and exterior fittings
- Normal and heavy duty flooring
- Boat building (decking)
- Chemical-resistant tanks
- House framing - stairs
- Heavy construction
- Furniture
- Shingles
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| REMARKS |
- Natural durability : Very durable
- Lyctus susceptibility : No
- Preservative treatment : Resistant
- Other remarks :
- Contains a yellow-dye stuff that may stain moist fabrics. Not recommended for kitchen fittings for example.
- Somewhat similar to MERBAU (Intsia bijuga, I. palembanica, I amboinensis).
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