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Apukar
Apukar (Conopharyngia durissima)

Family: Apocynaceae

Common names: Apukar, Atsim, Bo-gar, Bogbon, Choha, Ekre, Fola, Kakapepe, Katapempe, Kunye-fiexe, Kwakie-kwakwie, Ma-samotoen, Mpiegba, Ninge-ekunyi, Pakie-pakie, Pekyi-pekyere, Pete-pete, Thidimbadimba, Voacanga, We-bo, Weh-boh

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

Common uses: Boxes and crates, Food containers, Plywood

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite to cream, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeThe grain isStraight, the textureFineand the lusterLustrous

Natural durability: Sapwood is susceptible to wood staining fungal attack, Susceptible to insect attack

Drying Defects: Distortion, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Moderately Difficult to Difficult

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work


Polishing: Fair to Good;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 641 kg/m3
Bending Strength 429 674 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2
Hardness 451 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 71 84 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight 624 496 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 6111 9589 psi
Density 40 lbs/ft3
Hardness 995 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi
Stiffness 1017 1199 1000 psi
Weight 39 31 lbs/ft3
Volumetric Shrinkage 12 %

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

Cooper, 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 ColoniesLebacq, 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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