Odoko (Scottellia coriacea)
Family: Flacourtiaceae
Common names: Akossika, Ashante, Benarbinekele, Bilohg-bi-nkele, Emwenfuohai, Ewe, Koroko, Korokon, Koronkon, Kruku, Lakpa, Nemor bode, Ngobisolo, Odoko, Okoko, Tiabutuo, Wassau
Distributed in: Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone (Africa)
Distribution overview: The species occurs in West Africa, from Liberia to southern Nigeria. It grows in evergreen, lowland rain forests, and is often found on stream banks in small stands.
Common uses: Bent Parts, Brush backs & handles, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Cooperages, Decorative plywood, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Fine furniture, Flooring, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Food containers, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Model airplanes, Moldings, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Plywood, Poles, Posts, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Sporting Goods, Stools, Sub-flooring, Tables, Tool handles, Toys, Trimming, Turnery, Utility furniture, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Wainscotting, Wardrobes
Product sources: The ITTO reports that the species has the potential to be a source of valuable timber.
Environment profile: Vulnerable
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodPaler than heartwood, Same as heartwood.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles, Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera)
Odor: Has an odor
Kiln Schedules: United Kingdom(1)/T6-D2(4/4)
Kiln Drying Rate: Kiln drying rate (green to 12% mc) is rapid, typically from less than 10 days for a board under 32 mm, to less than 30 days for a board 63 mm and thicker.
Drying Defects: Tendency to split, surface-check and end-checl during drying , Warping is negligible
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect: Slight blunting effect on cutting tools
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Saws well
Gluing: Good gluing properties
Mortising: good
Moulding: Good moulding properties
Movement in Service: Good moulding properties
Nailing: Possible if prebored, Tends to split during nailing
Planing: Planes well, to a good finish
Resistance to Abrasion: Suitable for use as flooring material
Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable
Resistance to Splitting: Poor
Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools
Routing recessing: Material responds well to moulding operations
Sanding: Yields relatively smooth surfaces
Veneering qualities: No drying degrade. Dries flat without splitting, Suitable for slicing
Steam bending: Very poor
Screwing: Good screw-holding characteristics , Screwing yields good results; Turning: Turns well with ordinary tools
Polishing: Satisfactory; Staining: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,55 |
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Density |
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657 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
804 |
1180 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
412 |
638 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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515 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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140 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
118 |
135 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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% |
Weight |
657 |
641 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
0,77 |
0,84 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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192 |
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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| | | | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 11439 | 16787 | psi | Density | | 41 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 1137 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 5866 | 9081 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1998 | psi | Stiffness | 1685 | 1928 | 1000 psi | Toughness | | 167 | inch-lbs | Work to Maximum Load | 11 | 12 | inch-lbs/in3 | Specific Gravity | 0.55 | | | Weight | 41 | 40 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 7 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. 0 Max. crushing strength = high 0 Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium 0 Shrinkage, Radial = small 0 Bending strength (MOR) = medium 0 Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Bending strength (MOR) = high Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Shrinkage, Tangential = small Max. crushing strength = medium Hardness (side grain) = soft Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high Bending strength (MOR) = very high Bending strength (MOR) = low Work to Maximum Load Toughness (total work) = low Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Resists wearing, denting and marring fairly well Max. crushing strength = low Heavy Hardness (side grain) = medium Density=High Compression strength (parallel to grain)=very high
Much stronger than Teak in the air-dry condition (about 12 percent moisture content
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