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Kakunze (Trilepisium madagascariense)
Family: Moraceae Common names: Kakunze, Kalanda, Katomatoma, Lubelagaiyi, Lubelakaya, Mbaki bakie, Mbalakaya, Mkballakaya, Mlandege, Mlanyuni, Mmle, Mugwi, Mukobakoba, Mukunze, Mulamba, Munyabweya, Mupelenge, Nsabi, Okuri, Omukumbwe, Pakye pakyee Distributed in: Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Zaire, Zimbabwe (Africa) Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Fuelwood, Furniture, Joinery, Light construction, Matches, Millwork, Model airplanes, Particleboard, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Turnery, Veneer: decorative Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isGrowth rings (figure), the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera), Susceptible to insect attack Kiln Schedules: UK=J US=T10D5S/T8D4S Fr=4 Drying Defects: Slight end splitting, Slight surface checking Ease of Drying: Easy
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw Gluing: Easy to glue
Nailing: Easy to nail, Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing: Very Good to Excellent Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable Resistance to Splitting: Poor
Response to hand tools: Easy to machine
Screwing: Difficult to screw, Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult; Turning: Poor results
Painting: Satisfactory; Polishing: Good; Varnishing: Good;
Max. crushing strength = medium Hardness (side grain) = soft Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = medium Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Hardness (side grain) = very soft Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very low Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = medium Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Radial = small Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = large Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high Max. crushing strength = low Max. crushing strength = high Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = high Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building ResearchForest Products Research Laboratory, Nigeria,1965,Nigerian Timbers for Matchmaking,Nigeria Fed. Department of Forest Research, Ibadan, Forest Products,Research Laboratory Report No.5Fouarge, J., Gerard, G.,1964,Bois du Mayumbe,I.N.E.A.C. BelguimFrance - C.T.F.T./C.T.B.,1982,Guide pour le Choix des Essences Deroulables-pour la fabrication du,contreplaque,C.T.F.T./C.T.B. FranceGoldsmith, B., Carter, D.T.,1981,The Indigenous Timbers of Zimbabwe,Forestry Commission, Zimbabwe Research Bulletin No.9Irvine, F.R.,1961,Woody Plants of Ghana,O.U.P. LondonLebacq, L., Dechamps, R.,1967,Contribution a un Inventaire de Forets du Nord-kasai,Musee Royal de L'Afrique Centrale Belgium Annals Series 8 No.5Logan, W.E.M.,1946,An Introduction to the Forests of Central and Southern Ethiopia,Imperial Forestry Institute, Oxford Paper No.24Patterson, D.N.,1963,The strength of Kenya timbers, their derivation and application,Kenya Forestry Department Research Bulletin,No.23Pieters, A.,1977,Essences Forestieres du Zaire,R.U.G. Gent BelguimTack, C.H.,1969,Uganda Timbers,Govt. Printer UgandaUganda Forest Department,1954,The Mechanical Properties of some Ugandan Timbers,Uganda Forest Department Timber Leaflet,No.1United Kingdom - H.M.S.O.,1954,Report of the Matchwood Working Party,H.M.S.O. for the Board of Trade and Ministry of MaterialsWimbush, S.H.,1950,Catalogue of Kenya Timbers,Govt. Printer Nairobi Kenya |