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| TRADE NAME |
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EBIARA |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME |
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Berlinia bracteosa Benth.
Berlinia confusa Hoyle
Berlinia grandiflora Hutch. & Dalz.
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| FAMILY |
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Caesalpiniaceae |
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| REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION |
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West Africa - Central Africa
Sierra Leone : SARKPEI
Ivory Coast : POCOULI, MELEGBA
Nigeria : EKPOGOI
Cameroon : ABEM, ESSABEM
Gabon : EBIARA
Congo-Zaire : M'POSSA
Angola : M'POSSA
Great Britain : BERLINIA
W. Germany : BERLINIA
Pr. = NEGL. but POSS. Ex. = Low
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| SAPWOOD |
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Whitish to pinkish - rather thick 10 - 15 cm. |
| HEARTWOOD |
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- Colour : Pink brown to dark red brown with dark brown or purple streaks
- Grain : Straight to slightly/occasionally interlocked
- Texture : Medium to coarse
- Silver figure : -
- Gum ducts frequently present
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| TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES |
- Green weight (kg/m3) = 850 - 950
- Specific gravity at 12% M.C. (kg/m3) MV12 = (medium) 720
- Volumetric swelling for 1% MC variation V% = (medium) 0.55
- Total tangential swelling T% = 8.9
- Total radial swelling R% = 4.4
- Crushing strength (N/mm2) C12 = 59
- Static bending strength (N/mm2) F12 = 137
- Modulus of elasticity (N/mm2) E12 = 11100
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| END USE |
- Interior joinery and fittings
- Furniture components and high-class furniture
- Heavy construction and house framing
- Sliced veneers for decoration and cabinet works
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| REMARKS |
- Natural durability : Moderate to durable
- Lyctus susceptibility : No
- Preservative treatment : Resistant
- Other remarks :
- Sapwood easily impregnable.
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