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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Blunting Effect Boring Carving Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Steam Bending Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Scytopetalium tieghemii Trade Name Moussanghoue Family Name Scytopetalaceae Common Names Moussanghoue Regions of Distribution Africa Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Ivory Coast Common Uses Decorative plywood, Medicinal use, Plywood Environmental Profile Abundant/Secure Status has not been officially assessed Heartwood Color Pink Red Pink or yellow, changing upon exposure to yellow brown Sapwood Color Red Grey Brown Not distinct from heartwood Grain Even Straight Generally straight, but not always Texture Coarse Medium Luster Low High Medium Natural Durability Perishable Durable Moderately susceptible to termite attack Odor Has an odor Drying Defects Checking Distortion Tendency to check and end-split if drying conditions are not controlled carefully Ease of Drying Reconditioning Treatement Seasons slowly but well, and requires care to prevent degrade Tree Size Bole length is 20-30 m Tree height is 40-50 m Tree height is 50-60 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Comments Medicinal purposes Blunting Effect Little Boring Fairly easy to very easy Fair to good results Carving Very Good to Excellent Results Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Gluing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good gluing properties Mortising Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Excellent Stability - Small Movement Nailing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Pre-boring recommended Good nailing characteristics Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Difficult to plane Timber is strong and tough, Resistance to Impregnation Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Difficult to treat with presevatives Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Easy to Work Poor response to hand tools Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Sanding Fair to Good Results Screwing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Steam Bending Tends to Degrade Poor to Very Poor Results Polishing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Takes a good polish Staining Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Very Good to Excellent Results Strength Properties Compression strength (parallel to grain)=very high Bending strength in the air-dry condition...very high Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 10388 16170 psi Maximum Crushing Strength 5194 8820 psi Shearing Strength 2136 psi Stiffness 1764 2019 1000 psi Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 730 1136 kg/cm2 Maximum Crushing Strength 365 620 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 150 kg/cm2 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