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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. Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Polishing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Scientific Name Monodora myristica Trade Name Abo lakoshe Family Name Annonaceae Common Names Abo lakoshe, Abotokuradua, Avonoba, Awerewa, Awi ara, Ayerew-amba, Ayiku, Ayikui, Calabash nutmeg, Ebenoyoba, Efoobaa, Efua, Efuen, Ehuru, False nutmeg, Feup, Gboite, Hane, Kamintanta, Kotokorowa, Kray-bu, Maalai, Mbang, Shamulenke, Weree, Yikwi Regions of Distribution Africa Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo, Uganda Common Uses Light construction, Turnery, Walking sticks Heartwood Color Red Purple Brown Pink White to cream Pale red to pink Pale brown Greenish to greyish Sapwood Color White Yellow Same as heartwood Grain Even Straight Straight Texture Coarse Medium to coarse Coarse Luster Pronounced Lustrous Natural Durability Non-resistant to marine borers Non durable Tree Identification Bole/stem form is fluted Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Movement in Service Stable Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Response to Hand Tools Easy to machine Polishing Fair to Good Results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Cooper, G.P., Record, S.J.,1931,The Evergreen Forests of Liberia,Yale School Forestry Bulletin,31,pp1-153 Eggeling, W.J.,1940,Indigenous Trees of Uganda,Govt. Printer Entebbe Uganda Irvine, F.R.,1961,Woody Plants of Ghana,O.U.P. London Keay, R.W.J.,1964,Nigerian Trees Vol.2,Nigeria Federal Department of Forest Research, Ibadan Kennedy, J.D.,1936,Forest Flora of Southern Nigeria,Government Printer Lagos Kryn, J.M., Forbes, E.W.,1959,The Woods of Liberia,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture,Forest Products Laboratory, Madison,,Report No. 2159 Lebacq, L., Dechamps, R.,1967,Contribution a un Inventaire de Forets du Nord-kasai,Musee Royal de L'Afrique Centrale Belgium Annals Series 8 No.5