
Onzabili (Antrocaryon micraster)
Family: Anacardiaceae
Common names: Akoua, Angonga, Anguekong, Antrocaryon, Aprokuma, Bougongi, Ha okete, Ha-okete, Kuminimba, Mongongo, Mugongo, Mumbu, Ngongo, Onzabili, Tshikosokoso, Tshimanya, Tshimumbu, Tshinsono, Tshitoke
Distributed in: Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zaire (Africa)
Distribution overview: Cameroon, Cd'Ivoire, DR Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. This species is found in lowland tropical rainforest.
Common uses: Boxes and crates, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Decorative plywood, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Door, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Moldings, Office furniture, Packing cases, Particleboard, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stools, Structural plywood, Tables , Utility furniture, Utility plywood, Veneer: decorative, Wardrobes
Product sources: Apart from timber, the tree is of value primarily to the natives of Indo-Malaya as a source of one of the ingredients for their dart poison, and for bark cloth.
Environment profile: No threat in the near future
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isWhite, White to creamand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium-Textured and the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Very little natural resistance to decay in ground contact
Odor: No specific smell or taste
Drying Defects: Rather large shrinkage , Slight tendency to distort and check
Ease of Drying: Medium to High Shrinkage
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect: Slight to moderate blunting effect on cutters
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Low resistance to sawing
Gluing: Good gluing properties
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Nails without pre-boring , Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Works well with both hand and machine tools in most machining operations
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Easy to machine
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Screwing: Screwing yields good results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Polishing: Surface Preparation;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
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Density |
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592 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
737 |
1281 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
250 |
472 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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144 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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85 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
87 |
103 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
7 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
4 |
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% |
Weight |
608 |
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 | 10493 | 18222 | psi | Density | | 37 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 319 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 3560 | 6720 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1221 | psi | Stiffness | 1245 | 1472 | 1000 psi | Weight | 38 | 31 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 4 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 7 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 12 | | % | |
Shrinkage, Volumetric = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Max. crushing strength = medium Bending strength (MOR) = medium Hardness (side grain) = very soft Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = very high Bending strength (MOR) = low Shrinkage, Volumetric = small Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Max. crushing strength = low High in density Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high Bending strength (MOR) = high
It is far stronger, for example, than Hard maple, White oak, or Teak. Strength in compression parallel to grain is in the high range. Other species in this range include Teak, White oak, and Hard maple
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