TRADE NAME

ACAJOU D’AFRIQUE

 

SCIENTIFIC NAME

  • Khaya Iivorensis A. Chev. (= K. klainei Pierre)
  • Khaya Anthotheca C. DC
  • Haya Grandifoliola C. DC

 

FAMILY

Meliaceae

 

 

REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION

K. Ivorensis : West Africa – Central Africa
K. Anthotheca
K. Grandifoliola from West Africa to East Africa

K. Ivorensis
Ivory Coast : ACAJOU BASSAM
Ghana : TAKORADI MAHOGANY
Nigeria : OGWANGO
Cameroon : N’GOLLON
Equat. Guinea : CAOBA DEL GALON
Gabon : ZAMINGUILA
Angola : UNDIA NUNU
France : ACAJOU BASSAM
Great Britain : AFRICAN MAHOGANY
W. Germany : KHAYA MAHAGONI

K. Anthotheca
Ivory Coast : ACAJOU BLANC
Ivory Coast : ACAJOU KRALA
Ghana : AHAFO
Cameroon : MANGONA
Congo : N’DOLA
Uganda : MUNYAMA
Angola : N’DOLA
France : ACAJOU BLANC
W. Germany : KHAYA MAHOGANI

K. Grandifoliola
Ivory Coast : ACAJOU GRANDES FEUILLES
Nigeria : ENIN MAHOGANY, AKUK
Uganda : ERI KIRE
France : ACAJOU GRANDES FEUILLES
Great Britain : HEAVT AFRICAN MAHOGANY

NOTA : K. Grandifoliola is often separately commercialized, its technological properties differing from those of K. Ivorensis and K. Anthotheca .

Pr. = REGUL. Ex. = REGUL.

 

 

SAPWOOD

Creamy white to yellowish white – 5 cm.

 

HEARTWOOD

  • Colour : Pink to light red brown
  • Grain : Slightly/occasionally interlocked/frequently interlocked
  • Texture : Medium
  • Silver figure : Fine

 

 

TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

  • Green weight (kg/m3) = 650 – 750 (for K. Grandifoliola 700 – 850)
  • Specific gravity at 12% M.C. (kg/m3)
    MV12 = (light to medium) 530 (for K.Grandifoliola 730)
  • Volumetric swelling for 1% MC variation V% = (medium) 0.38
  • Total tangential swelling T% = 5.8
  • Total radial swelling R% = 3.8
  • Crushing strength (N/mm2) C12 = 47
  • Static bending strength (N/mm2) F12 = 102
  • Modulus of elasticity (N/mm2) E12 = 9500

 

 

END USE

  • Interior and exterior joinery
  • Plywood (*).
  • Sliced veneer for decoration and cabinet work
  • High-class furniture
  • Interior fittings
  • Boat building (decking and interior fittings) and yachts.

(*) K. Grandifoliola is less suitable for rotary peeling.

 

 

REMARKS

  • Natural durability : Moderate to durable.
  • Lyctus susceptibility : No
  • Liable to attack by marine borers.
  • Preservative treatment : Resistant
  • Other remarks : – Although commercialized as ACAJOU D’AFRIQUE. K. Grandifoliola
    differs appreciably from the two other species in some of its technological and processing properties.
  • A SAPELLI and SIPO alternative.
  • K. senegalensis (CAILCEDRAT) much heavier should not be considered as an ACAJOU.