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| TRADE NAME |
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OZIGO |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME |
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Dacryodes buettneri H. J. Lam.
(= Pachylobus buettneri Engl.)
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| FAMILY |
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Burseraceae |
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| REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION |
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Central Africa
Gabon : OZIGO, ASSIA
Equat. Guinea : ASSIA
W. Germany : ASSIA
Pr. = REGUL. Ex. = REGUL.
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| SAPWOOD |
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Not clearly demarcated, greyish white |
| HEARTWOOD |
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- Colour : Pink white to pinkish grey
- Grain : Highly/frequently interlocked
- Texture : Medium
- Silver figure : -
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| TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES |
- Green weight (kg/m3) = 750 - 850
- Specific gravity at 12% M.C. (kg/m3) MV12 = (medium) 580
- Volumetric swelling for 1% MC variation V% = (medium) 0.41
- Total tangential swelling T% = 7.9
- Total radial swelling R% = 5.5
- Crushing strength (N/mm2) C12 = 52
- Static bending strength (N/mm2) F12 = 128
- Modulus of elasticity (N/mm2) E12 = 11200
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| END USE |
- Plywood
- Interior joinery
- Furniture components
- Boxes and crates
- Formwork
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| REMARKS |
- Natural durability : Moderate
- Lyctus susceptibility : No
- Preservative treatment : Resistant
- Other remarks :
- An OKOUME alternate, although more liable to split.
- Frequently confused with other Dacryodes species.
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