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NzinguNzingu
Nzingu (Mitragyna stipulosa)

Family: Rubiaceae

Common names: Abura, Afop zam, African linden, Agidilif, Akpakosso, Am-bop, Ba, Bahia, Baya, Beiya, Beya, Bo, Boei, Boh, Bopi-le, Bulokossa, Burokossa, Dong, Eba, Ebar, Eben, Elilom, Eti-ayip, Ewe, False opepe, Idabakoror, Iluku, Kechi lebet, Kofo, Kpoo, Kpowo, Kwo-kwo, Louambo, M'boy, Maloucou, Malucu, Maluku, Mboi, Mboroagalaga, Moukonia malamba, Muho, Munga, Munyamaizi, Mvuku, Nzingu, Obi, Obol, Obul, Ogouwa, Ohombe, Oo, Ovbevbe, Poboi, Pope, Poplar, Popo, Popoe, Powo, Sofo, Songwa, Subaha, Subaya, Subosema, Supuya, Tileul d'afrique, Ubolu-mili, Ubura, Uburn, Ugbodokossa, Uwen, Voukou, Vuku, wewoko, Wowovoko, Ya-ya, Yar-yar, Yowi

Distributed in: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia (Africa)

Distribution overview: This species occurs from Senegal to Sudan, Zambia and Angola in Africa, and is usually found in swampy places in forest outliers of inland areas

Common uses: Balusters, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Brush backs & handles, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Cooperages, Core Stock, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Ladders , Light construction, Living-room suites, Matches, Millwork, Moldings, Musical instruments , Musical instruments, Musical instruments: percussion, Oars, Office furniture, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Particleboard, Plywood, Posts, Pulp/Paper products, Pulpwood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Shipbuilding, Stairworks, Stools, Tool handles, Turnery, Vats, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative, Violin bows

Environment profile: Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureVery even and the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Very little natural resistance

Odor: No specific smell or taste

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Kiln Schedules: UK=K US=T13C4S/T11D3S

Drying Defects: Slight twist/warp, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Blunting Effect: Small effect

Boring: Easy

Carving: Very good results

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Glues well

Mortising: good

Moulding: Good moulding properties

Movement in Service: Good moulding properties

Nailing: Easy to nail, Good nailing properties

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Variable qualities

Routing recessing: Routing yields good results

Sanding: Good sanding finish

Veneering qualities: Easy to cut, No drying degrade. Dries flat without splitting

Steam bending: Very poor

Screwing: Easy to screw ; Turning: Good results

Painting: Good; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Good staining properties;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,53
Density 560 kg/m3
Bending Strength 554 860 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 247 410 kg/cm2
Hardness 371 kg
Impact Strength 63 71 cm
Shearing Strength 155 kg/cm2
Stiffness 83 103 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 560 544 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,56 0,84 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 7884 12245 psi
Density 35 lbs/ft3
Hardness 820 lbs
Impact Strength 25 28 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 3524 5837 psi
Shearing Strength 2205 psi
Stiffness 1192 1477 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 8 12 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.53
Weight 35 34 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %

Hardness (side grain) = soft
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Max. crushing strength = medium
Max. crushing strength = low
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = very soft
Strength properties vary with density
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Resists denting and marring
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Logs are good floaters.

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