
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
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
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0,53 |
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Density |
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560 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
554 |
860 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
247 |
410 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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371 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
63 |
71 |
cm |
Shearing Strength |
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155 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
83 |
103 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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% |
Weight |
560 |
544 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
0,56 |
0,84 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | 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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