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Blunting Effect Boring Carving Certified Source Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Schedules Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing Product Sources References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Silica Content Staining Steam Bending Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Varnishing Scientific Name Aningeria robusta Trade Name Anegre Family Name Sapotaceae Common Names Anegre, Aniegre, Aningeria, Aningre, Aningueri blanc, Kali, Kararo, Landojan, Landosan, M'boul, Mukali, Mukangu, Muna, N'kali, Osan, Tanganyika nuss, Tutu Regions of Distribution Africa Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zaire Common Uses Bent Parts, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, General carpentry, Hatracks, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Office furniture, Plain veneer, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stools, Structural plywood, Utility furniture, Utility plywood, Veneer, Wardrobes Environmental Profile Vulnerable Rare Vulnerable in parts of its natural habitat Status unknown in many of its growth areas Rare in parts of its natural range (population is at risk) Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center Rare in Ghana. Vulnerable in Ivory Coast. Unknown status in Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Sierra Leone Distribution Overview Primarily Cameroon, though also may be present in Guinea-Bissau and Central African Republic. It is generally found in the lowland rain forests (sometimes on river banks.) Heartwood Color Brown Red Pink Reddish brown Pale red to pink Mostly indistinct in color from sapwood Darkens slightly upon exposure Sapwood Color Brown Red Pink Pale pink Not clearly differentiated from heartwood Bright orange red to reddish brown Grain Even Closed Figure Straight Wavy Fiddleback (figure) Mottled (figure) Occasionally wavy Mottled figure Generally straight, but not always Fiddleback figure Bee's Wing Texture Fine Coarse Medium Medium to coarse Fine Luster High Medium Lustrous Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Vulnerable to attack by fungi and termites Very little natural resistance Odor Has a taste Odor similar to cedar No specific taste Silica Content Siliceous Sometimes siliceous Kiln Schedules T6-D4(4/4);T3-D1(8/4) US Schedule E; United Kingdom Drying Defects Discoloration Seasons without checking or twisting Prone to blue stain during initial stages of drying Ease of Drying Rapidly Reconditioning Treatement Rapid extraction, conversion and drying is recommended Dries rapidly and well, with little degrade or defect Tree Size Bole length is 20-30 m Tree height is 50-60 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Product Sources The ITTO reports that timber production from this species is in low quantities. Exports are more or less regular. Exportation of the timber from Cameroon is prohibited by local laws. Certified Source Certified Source Comments Very similar properties Blunting Effect High to severe Blunting edges rapidly and severely due to silica content in material Boring Fair to good results Fairly difficult to very difficult Adequate support is necessary when boring to prevent chipping Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Responds readily to sawing Gluing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good gluing properties Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Support material during mortising to prevent break out. Good mortising properties Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Retains shape well after seasoning Dimensionally stable Nailing Fair to Good Results Good nail holding properties Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Rather difficult to plane a smooth finish Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Permeable heartwood Moderately permeable to preservative treatment Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Easy to Work Responds well to hand tools but has moderate blunting on cutting edges Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Screwing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good screwing properties Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moderate steam bending characteristics Polishing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good finishing characteristics Fairly good polishing characteristics Staining Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good staining qualities Varnishing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Strength Properties Medium weight High in density Hardness = medium Hardness (side grain) = medium Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = high The bending strength of air-dried wood of the species is similar to that of Teak, which is considered to be strong. Compression strength parallel to grain, or maximum crushing strength, is medium. It is lower in this property than Teak. It resists denting and marring about as well as white oak or birch Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 7771 11508 psi Density 34 lbs/ft3 Hardness 975 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 4165 6357 psi Stiffness 1078 1401 1000 psi Specific Gravity 0.37 0.42 Weight 52 31 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % Volumetric Shrinkage 12 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 546 809 kg/cm2 Density 544 kg/m3 Hardness 442 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 292 446 kg/cm2 Stiffness 75 98 1000 kg/cm2 Specific Gravity 0.37 0.42 Weight 833 496 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % References Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building Research Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. HMSO. 1981. Handbook of Hardwoods, 2nd Edition. Revised by R. H. Farmer. Department of the Environment, Building Research Establishment, Princes Risborough Laboratory, Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. ITTO. 1986. Tropical Timber Atlas, Volume 1 - Africa. International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and Centre Technique Forestier Tropical (CTFT, 45bis, Avenue de la Belle Gabrielle, Nogent-sur-Marne Cedex, France. Kaiser, J. 1990. Anegre. Wood of the Month Annual, Supplement to Wood and Wood Products, September, 1990, Page 18A. Keay, R.W.J. 1989. Trees of Nigeria. Revised Version of Nigerian Trees. Clarendon Press, Oxford. Lincoln, W. A. 1986. World Woods in Color. Linden Publishing Co. Inc., Fresno, California. WCMC. 1992. Conservation Status Listing - Trees and Timbers of the World. World Conservation Monitoring Center-Plants Programme, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.