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Enleva
Enleva (Pteleopsis myrtifolia)

Family: Combretaceae

Common names: Enleva, Makwengi, Makwenzi, Mbilibili, Menangara, Mepaupera, Mepepera, Mgofu, Mhovu, Mkaraka, Mlakwenzi, Mlindi, Mnepa, Mogoru, Mparu, Msonsole, Mssimossole, Mufundabalu, Muliakwenzi, Mungoloze, Murrepa, Musikanyembe, Mussunganhemba, Musunganayemba, Musungawadzimba, Mwindi, Sunganhemba, Two winged pteleopsis, Umsunganyama, Wa nyangwe

Distributed in: Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe (Africa)

Common uses: Cabinetmaking, Decks, Flooring, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Musical instruments, Plywood, Railroad ties, Sporting Goods, Toys, Turnery, Veneer: decorative

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isGreenish to greyish, Reddish brownThe grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLow

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles, Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera)

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking

Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy

Gluing: Easy to glue

Nailing: Easy to nail, Possible if prebored

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Heartwood is resistant

Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities

Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Polishing: Satisfactory; Varnishing: Satisfactory ;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 753 kg/m3
Bending Strength 654 1024 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 485 699 kg/cm2
Hardness 1333 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 200 kg/cm2
Stiffness 117 135 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 737 592 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 9310 14566 psi
Density 47 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2940 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9945 psi
Shearing Strength 2847 psi
Stiffness 1665 1923 1000 psi
Weight 46 37 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %

Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Max. crushing strength = high
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium

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