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AburaAbura
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;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,41 0,52
Density 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 %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 528 400 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,35 0,49 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 122 cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
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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