TRADE NAME

MOVINGUI

 

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Distemonanthus benthamianus Baill.

 

FAMILY

Caesalpiniaceae

 

 

REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION

West Africa – Central Africa

Ivory Coast : BARRE
Ghana : BONSAMDUA
Nigeria : AYAN, AYANRAN
Cameroon : EYEN
Gabon : MOVINGUI
Equat. Guinea : EYEN
Great-Britain : AYAN, DISTEMONANTHUS

Pr. = OCC. (Promotion) Ex. = Low

 

 

SAPWOOD

Narrow, straw-yellow, fairly distinct from heartwood.

 

HEARTWOOD

  • Colour : Yellow to yellowish brown
  • Grain : Slightly/occasionally interlocked to highly frequently interlocked
  • Texture : Medium
  • Silver figure : Fine – slightly lustrous
  • Aspect : Ribbon figure on radial surface

 

 

TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

  • Green weight (kg/m3) = 850 – 950
  • Specific gravity at 12% M.C. (kg/m3) MV12 = (medium) 730
  • Volumetric swelling for 1% MC variation V% = (medium to large movement) 0.53
  • Total tangential swelling T% = 6.2
  • Total radial swelling R% = 3.7
  • Crushing strength (N/mm2) C12 = 64
  • Static bending strength (N/mm2) F12 = 162
  • Modulus of elasticity (N/mm2) E12 = 11800

 

 

END USE

 

  • Decorative sliced veneers
  • Furniture
  • Interior and Exterior joinery
  • Domestic flooring
  • Boat-building
  • Vats for chemicals
  • End-uses requiring good bending properties
  • Interior fittings and stairs

 

 

REMARKS

  • Natural durability : Moderate
  • Lyctus susceptibility : No
  • Preservative treatment : Resistant
  • Other remarks :
    – Contains a yellow extractive liable to stain fabrics.
    – Possible substitute for OAK.