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| TRADE NAME |
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SIPO |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME |
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Entandrophragma utile 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 : SIPO
Ghana, Nigeria : UTILE
Cameroon : ASSENG-ASSIE
Equat. Guinea : ABEBAY
Gabon : ASSI
Zaire : LIBOYOI
Angola : KALUNGI
Uganda : MUFUMBI
Great Britain : UTILE
W. Germany : SIPO-MAHAGONI
Pr. = VERY IMP. (decreasing) Ex. = IMP., REGUL.
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| SAPWOOD |
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Pinkish white, clearly demarcated |
| HEARTWOOD |
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- Colour : Red brown, slightly purplish
- Grain : Slightly interlocked (frequent)
- Texture : Fine to medium
- Silver figure : Medium
- Ribbon figure on quartered surfaces, possible resin pockets.
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| TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES |
- Green weight (kg/m3) = 850 - 950
- Specific gravity at 12% M.C. (kg/m3) MV12 = (medium) 610
- Volumetric swelling for 1% MC variation V% = (medium) 0.41
- Total tangential swelling T% = 6.8
- Total radial swelling R% = 4.7
- Crushing strength (N/mm2) C12 = 55
- Static bending strength (N/mm2) F12 = 127
- Modulus of elasticity (N/mm2) E12 = 10700
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| END USE |
- Sliced veneers for decoration and cabinet work
- Plywood (faces)
- High-class furniture
- Exterior joinery (windows)
- Interior joinery - paneling
- Stairs - Interior fitttings
- Turnery
- Boat construction
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| REMARKS |
- Natural durability : Moderate
- Lyctus susceptibility : No
- Preservative treatment : Resistant
- Other remarks :
- Possible substitute for Swietenia macrophylla (MAHOGANY)
- 2 types of bark on logs : similar to BEECH or to PINE.
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