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| TRADE NAME |
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SAPELLI |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME |
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Entandrophragma cylindricum Sprague |
| FAMILY |
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Meliaceae |
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| REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION |
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West Africa - Central Africa - East Africa
Ivory Coast : ABOUDIKRO
Ghana : PENKWA
Nigeria : SAPELE
Cameroon : ASSIE - SAPELLI
Centrafrica : M'BOYO
Zaire : LIFAKI
Angola : UNDIANUNO
Congo : UNDIANUNO
Uganda : MUYOVU
Great Britain : SAPELE
W. Germany : SAPELLI - MAHAGONI
Pr. = IMP. Ex. = IMP., REGUL.
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| SAPWOOD |
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Pinkish grey to whitish, demarcated, 7 - 10 cm |
| HEARTWOOD |
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- Colour : red brown to purplish brown
- Grain : Slightly interlocked
- Texture : Fine to medium
- Silver figure : Fine - Ripple marks
- Ribbon figure on quartered surfaces
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| TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES |
- Green weight (kg/m3) = 850 - 950
- Specific gravity at 12% M.C. (kg/m3) MV12 = (medium) 680
- Volumetric swelling for 1% MC variation V% = (medium) 0.47
- Total tangential swelling T% = 7.7
- Total radial swelling R% = 5.3
- Crushing strength (N/mm2) C12 = 62
- Static bending strength (N/mm2) F12 = 142
- Modulus of elasticity (N/mm2) E12 = 11200
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| END USE |
- Sliced veneers for decoration and cabinet works
- Interior and exterior joinery
- Domestic flooring
- Interior fittings and paneling
- High-class furniture
- Boat building and fittings
- Plywood
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| REMARKS |
- Natural durability : Moderate
- Lyctus susceptibility : Yes
- Preservative treatment : Resistant
- Other remarks :
- Typical cedar-like scent, when wood is air-dry
- Main defects = wrinkly grain
- Occasonal resin exudations.
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