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Abilu
Abilu (Kigelia pinnata)

Family: Bignoniaceae

Common names: Abilu, Cucumber tree, Fungosi, Liver sausage tree, Mubve, Mubvewe, Mufungufungu, Mufungula, Mumbveve, Mupolota, Muvebe, Muvumvuti, Muzungula, Njakpe, Njakpokpo, Nyakpekpe, Sausage tree, Umvebe

Distributed in: Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Togo, Zimbabwe (Africa)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Furniture, Joinery, Light construction, Matches, Millwork, Plywood, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Wheels

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isPurple, White to creamand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera), Susceptible to marine borer attack

LightInduced Color Change: None

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed

Drying Defects: Slight end splitting, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Easy to glue

Nailing: Easy to nail

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Permeable sapwood

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine


Polishing: Satisfactory;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 576 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 2 %
Weight 560 448 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 36 lbs/ft3
Weight 35 28 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Tangential Shrinkage 5 %

Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = small

Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building ResearchFanshawe, D.B.,1962,Fifty Common Trees of Northern Rhodesia,Natural Resources Board and Forestry Department, NdolaPardy, A.A.,1953,Notes on Indigenous Trees and Shrubs of S. Rhodesia - Kigelia pinnata,Ministry of Agriculture and Lands S. Rhodesia Bulletin,No.1731Sim, T.R.,1921,Native Trees of South Africa,Union of South Africa Department of Mines and Industries Memoir No.3
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