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Bro-kparBro-kpar
Bro-kpar (Homalium angustistipulatum)

Family: Flacourtiaceae

Common names: Bro-kpar, Nyegalei, Ple-ju-eh

Distributed in: Ghana, Liberia (Africa)

Common uses: Charcoal, Chemical derivatives, Poles

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStripe (figure), the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Durable, Moderately durable

LightInduced Color Change: None

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Checking

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work


Polishing: Fair to Good; Staining: Fair to Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 817 kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 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
Density 51 lbs/ft3
Weight 50 40 lbs/ft3

Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.

Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building ResearchDalziel, J.M.,1937,The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa,Crown Agents for the Colonies
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