Abo lakoshe (Monodora myristica)
Family: Annonaceae
Common names: Abo lakoshe, Abotokuradua, Avonoba, Awerewa, Awi ara, Ayerew-amba, Ayiku, Ayikui, Calabash nutmeg, Ebenoyoba, Efoobaa, Efua, Efuen, Ehuru, False nutmeg, Feup, Gboite, Hane, Kamintanta, Kotokorowa, Kray-bu, Maalai, Mbang, Shamulenke, Weree, Yikwi
Distributed in: Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo, Uganda (Africa)
Common uses: Light construction, Turnery, Walking sticks
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isRed, White to creamand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterPronounced
Natural durability: Non durable, Non-resistant to marine borers
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is fluted
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Response to hand tools: Easy to machine
Polishing: Fair to Good;
- Numerical data Metric
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Cooper, G.P., Record, S.J.,1931,The Evergreen Forests of Liberia,Yale School Forestry Bulletin,31,pp1-153Eggeling, W.J.,1940,Indigenous Trees of Uganda,Govt. Printer Entebbe UgandaIrvine, F.R.,1961,Woody Plants of Ghana,O.U.P. LondonKeay, R.W.J.,1964,Nigerian Trees Vol.2,Nigeria Federal Department of Forest Research, IbadanKennedy, J.D.,1936,Forest Flora of Southern Nigeria,Government Printer LagosKryn, J.M., Forbes, E.W.,1959,The Woods of Liberia,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture,Forest Products Laboratory, Madison,,Report No. 2159Lebacq, L., Dechamps, R.,1967,Contribution a un Inventaire de Forets du Nord-kasai,Musee Royal de L'Afrique Centrale Belgium Annals Series 8 No.5
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