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BocapiBocapi
Bocapi (Staudtia kamerunensis)

Family: Myristicaceae

Common names: Bocapi, Mbonda, Menga-menga, Niove

Distributed in: Cameroon, Congo, Gabon (Africa)

Common uses: Brush backs & handles, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Flooring, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Oars, Railroad ties, Tool handles, Vats, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed

Kiln Drying Rate: Very slow

Drying Defects: Moderate surface checking, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on machining is fairly severe

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Difficult to glue

Mortising: Easy to mortise

Moulding: Very Good to Excellent

Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent

Nailing: Difficult to nail

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities


Polishing: Satisfactory;

  • Numerical data Metric
  • Numerical data English
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 929 kg/m3
Bending Strength 1026 1518 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 14597 21597 psi
Density 58 lbs/ft3
Weight 57 46 lbs/ft3

Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high

Bertin, A., Meniaud, J.,1949,Timbers of the Cameroons,Compagnie Francais du Cameroon,(Transl. by F.Jane)Bois et Forets des Tropiques,1947,Niove (Staudtia gabonensis and S. kamerunensis,Bois et Forets des Tropiques,No.2,pp63-66Erfurth, T., Rusche, H.,1976,The Marketing of Tropical Wood A. Wood Species from African Moist Forests,F.A.O. Forestry DepartmentFrance - C.T.F.T.,1966,Bois Tropicaux,C.T.F.T. Publ.,12Garratt, G.A.,1933,Systematic anatomy of the woods of the Myristicacaeae,Tropical Woods,5(35,pp6-48Hughes, J.F.,1971,The Principal Timber Trees of Cameroon,Unpublished dataRevue des Bois et de ses Applications,1948,Bois Coloniaux - Niove (Staudtia gabonensis,Revue des Bois et de ses Applications,3(4,p32
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