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Coast mdoni
Coast mdoni (Syzygium cordatum)

Family: Myrtaceae

Common names: Coast mdoni, Curre, Gihlu, Imiswi, Kalunginsanvu, Kalunginsavu, Mecurre, Mosombo, Muchlo, Muchua, Mudoni, Muhlwa, Muhumbe, Muisu, Mukungu, Mukute, Muthwa, Mutiquiria, Mutwa, Mutxulu, Muwototo, Muzamba, Ohunyabariko, Omukondo, Timuchlo, Tucura, Umdoni, Umshui, Umswi, Vm-cozi, Water berry, Waterbessie, Waterboom, Waterhout, Watertree, Waterwood

Distributed in: Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe (Africa)

Common uses: Boat building (general), Cabinetmaking, Flooring, Fuelwood, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Joinery, Ladders, Light construction, Mine timbers, Paneling, Plywood, Posts, Railroad ties, Tool handles, Toys, Turnery, Vehicle parts

Environment profile: Rare

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureResinous and oilyand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: Has an odor

Kiln Schedules: UK=A US=T2D4/T2D3 Fr=1

Kiln Drying Rate: Very slow

Drying Defects: Severe end splitting, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Variable results.

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Surface Preparation

Mortising: Easy to mortise

Moulding: Good finishing

Movement in Service: Good finishing

Nailing: Possible if prebored, Pre-Boring Recommended

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is moderately resistant

Response to hand tools: Responds Poorly

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Veneering qualities: Difficult to veneer, Veneers easily

Steam bending: Poor to Very Poor Results

Screwing: Pre-boring recommended, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Painting: Surface Preparation; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 673 kg/m3
Bending Strength 485 761 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2
Hardness 752 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 170 kg/cm2
Stiffness 94 109 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 657 528 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 6911 10833 psi
Density 42 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1658 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi
Shearing Strength 2419 psi
Stiffness 1349 1564 1000 psi
Weight 41 33 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. 1
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Max. crushing strength = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium

Ballenden, S.S.T.C.,1938,Um'doni or Waterwood (Syzygium cordata,Journal of the South African Forestry Association,No.1,pp60-61 [South,African Forestry Journal]Banks, C.H., Schoeman, J.P., Otto, K.P.,1977,The Mechanical Properties of Timbers with particular reference to South,Africa,South African Forestry Research Institute Bulletin,(Ed.,Schoeman, J.P. 1973 & Otto K.P. 1976,No.48Banks, C.H.,1954,The Mechanical Properties of Timbers with Particular Reference to those,grown in the Union of South Africa,Journal of the South African Forestry Association,No. 24 pp.44-65,[South,African Forestry Journal]Banks, C.H.,1959,Notes on the Timber of Syzygium cordatum,Journal of the South African Forestry Association,No.33,pp49-52,[South,African Forestry Journal]Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building ResearchBrenan, J.P.M., Greenway, P.J.,1949,Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire,Imperial Forestry Institute, Oxford No.5 Tanganyika Territories Part 2Cardoso, J.G.A.,1961,Madeiras de Mocambique 7 - Syzygium cordatum,Serv.de Ag. Mocambique,Publ. Serie A, No.11Eggeling, W.J.,1940,Indigenous Trees of Uganda,Govt. Printer Entebbe UgandaGoldsmith, B., Carter, D.T.,1981,The Indigenous Timbers of Zimbabwe,Forestry Commission, Zimbabwe Research Bulletin No.9Scott, M.H.,1935,Weights of South African Growth Timbers,South African Department of Agriculture and Forestry Bulletin,No.145,Forest Products Institute, Forestry Series No.1Sim, T.R.,1921,Native Trees of South Africa,Union of South Africa Department of Mines and Industries Memoir No.3Tanzania Forest Division,1967,The Weights and Shrinkage of some Local Timbers,Tanzania Forest Div. Util. Sect. Technical Note,No.25White, F.,1962,Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia,O.U.P. London
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