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Abe
Abe (Cola acuminata)

Family: Sterculiaceae

Common names: Abe, Abeu, Bissy, Cola, Cola nut, Cola tree, Coleira, Commercial cola nut tree, Dikenzu, Dikwa, Faux colatier, Goora nut, Kola tree, Korra, Makenga, Mukenzu, Muquesu, Suture

Distributed in: Angola, Benin, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo (Africa)

Common uses: Plywood

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isPurple, Redand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Ease of Drying: Rapidly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Easy to glue

Nailing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Planing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine


Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Fair to Good; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 576 kg/m3
Bending Strength 429 674 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2
Hardness 601 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 95 110 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight 560 448 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 6111 9589 psi
Density 36 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1326 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi
Stiffness 1358 1568 1000 psi
Weight 35 28 lbs/ft3
Volumetric Shrinkage 13 %

Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate
Shrinkage, Volumetric = large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Hardness (side grain) = medium

Cooper, G.P., Record, S.J.,1931,The Evergreen Forests of Liberia,Yale School Forestry Bulletin,31,pp1-153France - 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. FranceIrvine, F.R.,1961,Woody Plants of Ghana,O.U.P. LondonKryn, J.M., Forbes, E.W.,1959,The Woods of Liberia,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture,Forest Products Laboratory, Madison,,Report No. 2159Lebacq, L., Dechamps, R.,1967,Contribution a un Inventaire de Forets du Nord-kasai,Musee Royal de L'Afrique Centrale Belgium Annals Series 8 No.5Takahashi, 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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