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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. Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Luster Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Painting Planing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Silica Content Texture Trade Name Tree Size Scientific Name Calpocalyx heitzii Trade Name Miama Family Name Leguminosae Common Names Miama, Okpagheze Regions of Distribution Africa Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Cameroon, Gabon Common Uses Boat building, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Crossties, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Living-room suites, Millwork, Mine timbers, Moldings, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture Environmental Profile Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable, or Rare within its range Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center Distribution Overview Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon. Relatively restricted in range, this coastal forest species occurs in the south of Cameroon on the border with Equatorial Guinea and north of the Ogooué River in Gabon. Both populations are threatened because of the extent of felling and degradation of the habitat. Heartwood Color Brown Red Purple Yellow Pink Reddish brown Sapwood Color Red Brown Yellow Pinkish Greyish Color not distinct from heartwood Grain Closed Interlocked Wavy Wavy Interlocked Texture Fine Medium Luster High Medium Natural Durability Perishable Non-resistant to powder post beetles Non-resistant to termites Non-durable Moderately resistant to decay Silica Content High Siliceous Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Reconditioning Treatement Little degrade Difficult Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Moderate to fairly difficult to saw Gluing Glues well Wood glues well and yields very good joints Nailing Holds nails well Easy to nail Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Variable machining properties Special attention required Irregularities in the grain may result in variable machining properties. Special care recommended to avoid fuzzy surfaces Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Wood very resistant to preservative treatment Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Painting Difficult to paint Gummy substances in pores makes surface treatments difficult Numerical Data Item Green Dry English 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 WCMC. 1992. Conservation Status Listing - Trees and Timbers of the World. World Conservation Monitoring Center-Plants Programme, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.