Duabiri (Polyalthia oliveri)
Family: Annonaceae
Common names: Duabiri, Pe-ohn
Distributed in: Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo (Africa)
Environment profile: Rare
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStriped figure, the textureMediumand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Perishable, Susceptible to insect attack
Odor: Has an odor
Drying Defects: Moderate surface checking, Uneven Moisture Content
Ease of Drying: Variable
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Very Good to Excellent Results
Mortising: Poor to Very Poor
Moulding: Poor to Very Poor
Movement in Service: Poor to Very Poor
Nailing: Poor to Very Poor , Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Sanding: Poor to Very Poor Results
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Steam bending: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Screwing: Poor to Very Poor Results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Fair to Good;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Specific Gravity |
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Density |
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kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
954 |
1473 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
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kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
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1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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Radial Shrinkage |
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Weight |
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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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Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high Bending strength (MOR) = high
Cooper, G.P., Record, S.J.,1931,The Evergreen Forests of Liberia,Yale School Forestry Bulletin,31,pp1-153Irvine, F.R.,1961,Woody Plants of Ghana,O.U.P. LondonKeay, R.W.J., et al,1960,Nigerian Trees Vol.1,Nigeria Federal Department of Forest Research, Ibadan
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