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Ditta 5
Indirizzo: via dei platani 4 liguria
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Aforwa (Microdesmis puberula)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Common names: Aforwa, Afuwa, Akbalata, Apata, Benin apata wood, Chuiansa, Erankpata, Erhankpata, Esanpata, Ewoe, Feaba, Frengba, Idi-apata, Katakyidua, Kawa, Nikli, Nkperi, Ntanebit, Offenma, Ofuma, Ofuwabiri, Omomeran

Distributed in: Angola, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Uganda, Zaire (Africa)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Handles: woodworking tools, Musical instruments, Musical instruments: percussion, Musical instruments: strings, Tool handles, Walking sticks

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterPronounced

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine


Polishing: Satisfactory;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English


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