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Sougue
Sougue (Parinari excelsa)

Family: Chrysobalanaceae

Common names: Afam, Aiomoradan, Assain, Assila, Assita, Bobombi, Bonzole, Bula, Catesima, Dawe, Distschia, Ditschia, Djirro, Ebula, Ebura, Esagko, Eshagho, Gboh, Grahm-sougue, Grey plum, Grey skinned plum, Guinea plum, Gulih, Inyi, Koolako, Kotosima, Kotossouma, Kotue, Kpar, Kura, Kura-mako, Kurahi, Kuranako, Kwanedua, Mampata, Mampataz, Mampato, Mbula, Mbura, Merecurillo, Mose, Msabala, Mubara, Mubura, Muganda, Mula, Mulanga, Munazi, Mushimba, Namulambo, Nnamulambo, Ofam, Omushamba, Patobi, Pemba, Pembe, Piolo, Rough skinned plum, Shuge, Sougue, Sougue a grandes feuilles, Suge

Distributed in: Benin, Brazil, Cameroon, Columbia, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Guyana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela (Africa, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: This pan-tropical species occurs widely in tropical Africa and America. It usually grows in mixed stands at elevations of 3000 and 6000 feet (915 and 1830 m).

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Boat building: framing, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Charcoal, Construction, Decks, Domestic flooring, Factory construction, Flooring, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Fuelwood, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Marine construction, Mine timbers, Parquet flooring, Piling, Plywood, Poles, Railroad ties, Shipbuilding, Sporting Goods, Sub-flooring, Vehicle parts

Environment profile: Very secure within its natural range

Tree size: The tree reaches a height of 150 to 170 feet (45 to 61 m), with a trunk diameter of 36 to 60 inches (100 to 150 cm) above large buttresses that are up to 10 feet (3 m) high. It develops boles that are mostly of good form and cylindrical. They are usually clear of branches for 60 to 90 feet (18 to 27 m).

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, White to yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterSlightly lustrous

Natural durability: Very durable, Very little natural resistance

Odor: The odor disappears after the timber is seasoned The sapwood has a scent of honey when freshly cut

Silica Content: Siliceous

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Kiln Schedules: UK=B US=T2C2/T2C1 Fr=2

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Tendency to split and distort

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: High to severe

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Gluing: Satisfactory gluing properties

Mortising: Finishes poorly

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Possible if prebored, Pre-Boring is necessary

Planing: Specially-Tipped cutters are required

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Resistance to Splitting: Poor

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

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

Steam bending: Moderate The wood has moderately good steam bending characteristics.

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Pre-Boring is required before screwing ; Turning: Tends to dull cutting edges of ordinary tools rapidly and severely

Painting: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult ; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Fairly Easy to Very Easy; Varnishing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,64 0,73
Density 817 kg/m3
Bending Strength 826 1207 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 108 kg/cm2
Hardness 834 kg
Impact Strength 73 cm
Shearing Strength 132 kg/cm2
Stiffness 132 160 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Radial Shrinkage 6 %
Weight 753 608 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,49 0,84 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 244 cm-kg
Static Bending 811 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 11749 17179 psi
Crushing Strength 1548 psi
Density 51 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1840 lbs
Impact Strength 29 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 6909 10292 psi
Shearing Strength 1885 psi
Static Bending 11544 psi
Stiffness 1885 2287 1000 psi
Toughness 212 inch-lbs
Work to Maximum Load 7 12 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.64 0.73
Weight 47 38 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 6 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 15 %

Max. crushing strength = high 0
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Hardness (side grain) = medium 0
Shrinkage, Volumetric = large 0
Bending strength (MOR) = medium 0
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium 0
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Max. crushing strength (stiffness) = very low
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very low
Shrinkage, Volumetric = fairly large
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Max. crushing strength = very high
Max. crushing strength = medium
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Strength properties are reported to vary with origin and conditions at growth site, but the wood is very hard. Weight is usually very high, and the wood tends to be very dense. It is suitable for charcoal and firewood. Fruit produced by the species is edible.

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