
Anegre (Aningeria robusta)
Family: Sapotaceae
Common names: Anegre, Aniegre, Aningeria, Aningre, Aningueri blanc, Kali, Kararo, Landojan, Landosan, M'boul, Mukali, Mukangu, Muna, N'kali, Osan, Tanganyika nuss, Tutu
Distributed in: Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zaire (Africa)
Distribution overview: Primarily Cameroon, though also may be present in Guinea-Bissau and Central African Republic. It is generally found in the lowland rain forests (sometimes on river banks.)
Common uses: Bent Parts, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, General carpentry, Hatracks, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Office furniture, Plain veneer, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stools, Structural plywood, Utility furniture, Utility plywood, Veneer, Wardrobes
Product sources: The ITTO reports that timber production from this species is in low quantities. Exports are more or less regular. Exportation of the timber from Cameroon is prohibited by local laws.
Environment profile: Vulnerable in parts of its natural habitat
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodPink, Red.The grain isWavy, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Very little natural resistance, Vulnerable to attack by fungi and termites
Odor: Odor similar to cedar
Silica Content: Sometimes siliceous
Kiln Schedules: T6-D4(4/4)T3-D1(8/4) US Schedule E United Kingdom
Drying Defects: Prone to blue stain during initial stages of drying , Seasons without checking or twisting
Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement
Comments: Very similar properties
Blunting Effect: High to severe
Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult
Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Cutting Resistance: Responds readily to sawing
Gluing: Good gluing properties
Mortising: Support material during mortising to prevent break out.
Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Nailing: Fair to Good , Good nail holding properties
Planing: Rather difficult to plane a smooth finish
Resistance to Impregnation: Permeable sapwood
Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools but has moderate blunting on cutting edges
Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Steam bending: Moderate steam bending characteristics
Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Good screwing properties; Turning: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Polishing: Good finishing characteristics ; Staining: Good staining qualities; Varnishing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,37 |
0,42 |
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Density |
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544 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
546 |
809 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
292 |
446 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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442 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
75 |
98 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
7 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
4 |
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% |
Weight |
833 |
496 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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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 | 7771 | 11508 | psi | Density | | 34 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 975 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 4165 | 6357 | psi | Stiffness | 1078 | 1401 | 1000 psi | Specific Gravity | 0.37 | 0.42 | | Weight | 52 | 31 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 4 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 7 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 12 | | % | |
Medium weight High in density Hardness = medium Hardness (side grain) = medium Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = high
The bending strength of air-dried wood of the species is similar to that of Teak, which is considered to be strong. Compression strength parallel to grain, or maximum crushing strength, is medium. It is lower in this property than Teak. It resists denting and marring about as well as white oak or birch
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