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| TRADE NAME |
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MOVINGUI |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME |
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Distemonanthus benthamianus Baill. |
| FAMILY |
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Caesalpiniaceae |
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| REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION |
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West Africa - Central Africa
Ivory Coast : BARRE
Ghana : BONSAMDUA
Nigeria : AYAN, AYANRAN
Cameroon : EYEN
Gabon : MOVINGUI
Equat. Guinea : EYEN
Great-Britain : AYAN, DISTEMONANTHUS
Pr. = OCC. (Promotion) Ex. = Low
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| SAPWOOD |
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Narrow, straw-yellow, fairly distinct from heartwood. |
| HEARTWOOD |
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- Colour : Yellow to yellowish brown
- Grain : Slightly/occasionally interlocked to highly frequently interlocked
- Texture : Medium
- Silver figure : Fine - slightly lustrous
- Aspect : Ribbon figure on radial surface
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| TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES |
- Green weight (kg/m3) = 850 - 950
- Specific gravity at 12% M.C. (kg/m3) MV12 = (medium) 730
- Volumetric swelling for 1% MC variation V% = (medium to large movement) 0.53
- Total tangential swelling T% = 6.2
- Total radial swelling R% = 3.7
- Crushing strength (N/mm2) C12 = 64
- Static bending strength (N/mm2) F12 = 162
- Modulus of elasticity (N/mm2) E12 = 11800
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| END USE |
- Decorative sliced veneers
- Furniture
- Interior and Exterior joinery
- Domestic flooring
- Boat-building
- Vats for chemicals
- End-uses requiring good bending properties
- Interior fittings and stairs
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| REMARKS |
- Natural durability : Moderate
- Lyctus susceptibility : No
- Preservative treatment : Resistant
- Other remarks :
- Contains a yellow extractive liable to stain fabrics.
- Possible substitute for OAK.
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