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Abruma
Abruma (Coelocaryon oxycarpum)

Family: Myristicaceae

Common names: Abruma, Kinkonawon, Kiukona-won, Kiukuma-won, Kpei, Vieda, Wild nutmeg, Wrann-ben

Distributed in: Ghana, Guinea, Liberia (Africa)

Common uses: Canoes, Furniture, Light construction

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodSame as heartwood, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

LightInduced Color Change: None

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work


Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 512 kg/m3
Bending Strength 429 674 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 6111 9589 psi
Density 32 lbs/ft3
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi
Weight 31 25 lbs/ft3

Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = low

Cooper, G.P., Record, S.J.,1931,The Evergreen Forests of Liberia,Yale School Forestry Bulletin,31,pp1-153Garratt, G.A.,1933,Systematic anatomy of the woods of the Myristicacaeae,Tropical Woods,5(35,pp6-48Irvine, F.R.,1961,Woody Plants of Ghana,O.U.P. LondonSavill, P.S., Fox, J.E.D.,1967,Trees of Sierra LeoneTakahashi, A.,1978,Compilation of Data on the Mechanical Properties of Foreign Woods (Part,III) Africa,Shimane University, Japan, Research Report on Foreign Wood No. 7Voorhoeve, A.G.,1965,Liberian High Forest Trees,Centre for Agric. Publishing and Documentation, Wageningen
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