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| TRADE NAME |
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WENGE |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME |
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Millettia laurentii De Wild. |
| FAMILY |
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Fabaceae |
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| REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION |
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Central Africa
Camerron : AWOUNG
Congo : WENGE
Zaire : WENGE
Mozambique : JAMBIRE
Tanzania : MPANDE
France, W. Germany, Great-Britain : WENGE, PANGA-PANGA
* Corresponds to a close species : Millettia stuhlmanii, with different physical characteristics
Pr. = REGUL. Ex. = LOW
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| SAPWOOD |
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Clearly demarcated, whitish |
| HEARTWOOD |
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- Colour : Yellowish brown toning down to purplish brown, with pink-brown thin stripes
- Grain : Straight to slightly interlocked
- Texture : Coarse
- Silver figure : -
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| TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES |
- Green weight (kg/m3) = 1100 - 1200
- Specific gravity at 12% M.C. (kg/m3) MV12 = (heavy to very heavy) 870
- Volumetric swelling for 1% MC variation V% = (large) 0.70
- Total tangential swelling T% = 10.0
- Total radial swelling R% = 6.3
- Crushing strength (N/mm2) C12 = 85
- Static bending strength (N/mm2) F12 = 200
- Modulus of elasticity (N/mm2) E12 = 17000
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| END USE |
- Domestic and heavy duty flooring
- High class furniture
- Turnery
- Knife-handles and brush backs
- Sliced veneers for decoration and cabinet work
- Interior fittings
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| REMARKS |
- Natural durability : Very durable
- Lyctus susceptibility : No
- Preservative treatment : Resistant
- Other remarks :
- Possible defects ; Brittle heart, Boreholes.
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