
Abura (Mitragyna ciliata)
Family: Rubiaceae
Common names: Abura, Agofa, Andinding, Andiniding, Atchiupon, Bahia, Bakia, Baya, Beya, Bodo, Bourafete, Camaroncillo, Eben, Elelom, Elelom n'zame, Elelome n'zame, Elelon, Elolom, Enoupou, Epoukou, False opepe, Louambo, M'boy, M'po, M'voukou, M'vuku masa, Malamba, Maluku, Maza, Moukonia, Mujiura, Mushiwa, N'toval, N'towo, Nzingu, Obo, Ohombe, Oro, Ossoupou, Poplar, Popo, Propro, Sofoa, Soufo, Sozo, Subaha, Suhaba, Sukaba, Tobou, Uburu, Uwen, Vuku
Distributed in: Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia (Africa)
Distribution overview: The species occurs primarily in West and Central Africa, from Sierra Leone to the Congo region and Angola. It is described as gregarious and is usually found in freshwater swamps
Common uses: Bent Parts, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Brush backs & handles, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Cooperages, Decorative plywood, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Fine furniture, Flooring, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hardboards, Hatracks, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Matches, Mine timbers, Model airplanes, Moldings, Musical instruments, Musical instruments: percussion, Musical instruments: piano, Oars, Office furniture, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Particleboard, Pencil, Plywood, Posts, Pulp/Paper products, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stools, Sub-flooring, Tool handles, Toys, Turnery, Utility furniture, Vats, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Wardrobes, Woodwork
Environment profile: Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center
Endangered in Benin and Vulnerable in Ivory Coast and Liberia. Its status in the wild is currently listed as unknown because of insufficient information in Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Zaire
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm
Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodSame as heartwood, White to yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureVery even and the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to pinhole borers , Susceptible to termite attack
Odor: Unpleasant odor
Silica Content: Likely to have significant impact on machining
Kiln Schedules: UK=K US=T13C4S/T11D3S
Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid (<10 days for boards < 32 mm, to <30 days for boards >= 63 mm)
Drying Defects: Slight end splitting, Slight twist/warp
Ease of Drying: Shakes must be removed during conversion
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect: Slight to severe depending upon silica content
Boring: Easy
Cutting Resistance: Requires sharp cutters
Gluing: Glues well
Mortising: Easy to mortise
Moulding: Easy to mould
Movement in Service: Easy to mould
Nailing: Holds nails well, Possible if prebored
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable
Response to hand tools: Variable qualities
Sanding: Good sanding finish
Veneering qualities: Easy to cut, Good gluing qualities
Steam bending: Very poor
Screwing: Good screwing properties, Screwing yields good results; Turning: Good results
Painting: Good; Polishing: Satisfactory; Staining: Finish is generally satisfactory; Varnishing: Good;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,41 |
0,52 |
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Density |
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528 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
512 |
756 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
262 |
420 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
|
370 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
|
81 |
cm |
Shearing Strength |
|
124 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
77 |
94 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
9 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
4 |
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% |
Weight |
528 |
400 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
0,35 |
0,49 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
|
122 |
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 7287 | 10758 | psi | Density | | 33 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 817 | lbs | Impact Strength | | 32 | inches | Maximum Crushing Strength | 3740 | 5982 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1767 | psi | Stiffness | 1108 | 1340 | 1000 psi | Toughness | | 106 | inch-lbs | Work to Maximum Load | 5 | 7 | inch-lbs/in3 | Specific Gravity | 0.41 | 0.52 | | Weight | 33 | 25 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 4 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 9 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 12 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. 0 Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low 0 Bending strength (MOR) = low 0 Max. crushing strength = medium 0 Hardness (side grain) = soft 1 Shrinkage, Radial = moderate 0 Shrinkage, Tangential = large Bending strength (MOR) = medium Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Max. crushing strength = low Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Hardness (side grain) = very soft Work to Maximum Load = very low Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Weight = medium Toughness-Hammer drop (Impace Strength) = medium Toughness (total work) = very low Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Radial = small Shrinkage, Radial = large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low Resists denting and marring Max. crushing strength = high Hardness (side grain) = medium Density = high Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = very low
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