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Adjidja-peso
Adjidja-peso (Trichilia emetica)

Family: Meliaceae

Common names: Adjidja-peso, Adyanya-peso, Anona, Ashapa, Auungkampe, Cape mahogany, Chele, Goron talaka, Gwanja kusa, Ivoso, Jan saiwa, Jan saye, Kisiga, Mache, Mafurreira, Makaku, Maura, Mawa, Mnwamai, Mnwamaji, Mti-mai, Muchenya, Muchichiri, Mudi-madi, Mukuhlu, Munyama, Mururi, Musikili, Musikivi, Musinzi, Mutshitshivi, Mutsikiri, Mutwati, Natal mahogany, Rooi essenhout, Rooiessenhout, Thunder tree, Umkuhla, Yofuosi

Distributed in: Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia (Africa, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Furniture, Handles: general, Joinery, Ladders, Light construction, Matches, Moldings, Musical instruments, Paneling, Particleboard, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Toys, Turnery, Veneer, Veneer: decorative

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Whiteand the sapwoodWhite to yellow .The grain isWavy, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterDull

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Susceptible to marine borer attack

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Kiln Schedules: Drying (speed) is fast

Kiln Drying Rate: Slow

Drying Defects: Checking, Slight surface checking

Ease of Drying: Easy

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory

Blunting Effect: High to severe

Boring: Easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Moderate gluing properties

Moulding: Good finishing

Movement in Service: Good finishing

Nailing: Easy to nail, Holds nails well

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Resistance to Splitting: Good

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine

Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results

Veneering qualities: Suitable for peeling, There is slight to moderate drying degrade and the potential for buckles and splits

Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Polishing: Satisfactory;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 528 kg/m3
Bending Strength 429 674 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 97 kg/cm2
Stiffness 81 94 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 512 400 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 6111 9589 psi
Density 33 lbs/ft3
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi
Shearing Strength 1391 psi
Stiffness 1153 1346 1000 psi
Weight 32 25 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %

Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Max. crushing strength = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low

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