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Aghako
Aghako (Xylopia quintasii)

Family: Annonaceae

Common names: Aghako, Asimba, Asimma, Bolonge, Brala, Elo, Gbanyi, Gbay, Gbay-dee, Kaba, Kpaini, Mvomba, Oba, Opalifon, Ovunien, Palufon, Udaofia, Waba

Distributed in: Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Zaire (Africa)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Chemical derivatives, Flooring, Heavy construction, Joinery, Millwork, Mine timbers, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureFine

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

LightInduced Color Change: None

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities

Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results


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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 865 kg/m3
Bending Strength 1469 2058 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 485 699 kg/cm2
Hardness 752 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 109 kg/cm2
Stiffness 117 135 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 10 %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 849 689 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 20907 29271 psi
Density 54 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1658 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9945 psi
Shearing Strength 1560 psi
Stiffness 1665 1923 1000 psi
Weight 53 43 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 10 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 13 %

Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Max. crushing strength = high
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Shrinkage, Volumetric = fairly large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = medium

Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building ResearchCooper, G.P., Record, S.J.,1931,The Evergreen Forests of Liberia,Yale School Forestry Bulletin,31,pp1-153Dalziel, J.M.,1937,The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa,Crown Agents for the ColoniesIrvine, F.R.,1961,Woody Plants of Ghana,O.U.P. LondonKeay, R.W.J., et al,1960,Nigerian Trees Vol.1,Nigeria Federal Department of Forest Research, IbadanKunkel, G.,1965,The Trees of Liberia,German Forestry Mission to Liberia Report,No.3Sallenave, P.,1964,Proprietes Physiques et Mecaniques des Bois Tropicaux (Premier Supplement,C.T.F.T. Publ.,no.23Takahashi, A.,1978,Compilation of Data on the Mechanical Properties of Foreign Woods (Part,III) Africa,Shimane University, Japan, Research Report on Foreign Wood No. 7
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