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Agnuhe (Allanblackia floribunda)

Family: Guttiferae

Common names: Agnuhe, Akumase, Alabenun, Anane, Atta, Banummabi, Bissaboko, Bombolo, Bouandjo, Egba, Esonye duku, Iyolkan, Izeni, Koma, Obifi, Okisidwe, Okusiedua, Orogbo erin, Ouotera, Sonkyi, Sonye, Suankyi, Suein, Tallow tree, Wohotelimon, Wotube ewotebo

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

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boxes and crates, Flooring, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Millwork, Mine timbers, Particleboard, Poles, Posts, Turnery

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isPale red to pink, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterSlightly lustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles, Very durable

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Cutting Resistance: Cutting resistance with dry wood is variable

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine


Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 801 kg/m3
Bending Strength 729 1136 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2
Hardness 246 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 117 135 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 785 624 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 10376 16163 psi
Density 50 lbs/ft3
Hardness 544 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi
Stiffness 1665 1923 1000 psi
Weight 49 39 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 15 %

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

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