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SamfonaSamfona
Samfona (Chrysophyllum perpulchrum)

Family: Sapotaceae

Common names: Aninguerirouge, Longui, Mkuti, Monkey star apple, Mubakampungu, Mululu, Munyamata, Samfona, Samfonda

Distributed in: Cameroon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Tanzania, Uganda (Africa)

Distribution overview: West Africa, from Liberia to Zaire, Uganda, and Tanzania.

Common uses: Balusters, Barge fenders, Bedroom suites, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Crossties, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Docks, Dockwork, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Harbor work, Hatracks, Interior construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Marine construction, Piling, Plywood, Poles, Railroad ties, Toys, Turnery, Vats, Veneer

Product sources: The ITTO reports that timber production from the species is not regular. It is exported only in low volumes.

Environment profile: Vulnerable in parts of its natural habitat

Tree size: Tree height is 40-50 m

Colors: the heart isYellow to golden-yellow to orange, Yellowish tanand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very little natural resistance

Silica Content: Siliceous

Kiln Schedules: Drying (speed) is fast

Drying Defects: Moderate twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Requires a controlled drying to prevent shrinkage

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Boring: Requires strong hold to prevent chipping of exit holes

Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy

Gluing: Glues well

Mortising: Support material during mortising to prevent break out.

Moulding: Good finishing

Movement in Service: Good finishing

Nailing: Holds nails well, Pre-boring recommended

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Abrasion: Fair resistance

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Resistance to Splitting: Satisfactory

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Veneering qualities: Easy to cut, Suitable for slicing

Steam bending: Good

Screwing: Good screw holding properties, Screwing yields good results;

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 801 kg/m3
Bending Strength 920 1414 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 468 718 kg/cm2
Hardness 451 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 164 kg/cm2
Stiffness 134 155 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 721 576 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 13089 20116 psi
Density 50 lbs/ft3
Hardness 995 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 6670 10224 psi
Shearing Strength 2340 psi
Stiffness 1919 2205 1000 psi
Weight 45 36 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %

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

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