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KumbiKumbi
Kumbi (Lannea welwitschii)

Family: Anacardiaceae

Common names: Abala puli, Abalapuli, Aberewa nyansid, Acajou magona, Asogedaka, Awpaw, Bopire, Borepore, Duko, Durgo, Duroko, Ekika, Ekika aja, Ekikaja, Eknalokpoe, Ekoa, Ekoe, Ewinwan, Kakoro, Kala, Kumbi, Kumenini, Kuntunkuni, Lannea, Leko, Loloti, Ngolo ngoloti, Oyinyin, Purukuma, Tchiko, Tyetebu

Distributed in: Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda, Zaire (Africa)

Distribution overview: West and Central Africa (mainly in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, and Zaire).

Common uses: Balusters, Bedroom suites, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Casks, Chairs, Chemical derivatives, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hardboards, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Matchboxes, Matches, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Packing cases, Parquet flooring, Particleboard, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products

Product sources: The ITTO reports that timber from this species is produced and exported in negligible quantities.

Environment profile: Secure in many areas of its range

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite to cream, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodColor not distinct from heartwood, White to yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterSilvery luster

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

Odor: Tasteless

Silica Content: He wood contains silica which tends to interfere with some machining operations.

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Distortion, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Veneer dries relatively rapidly, with little degrade except slight tendency to split

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: Fairly stiff General finishing qualities are rated as good Moderately resiliant Pliable Soft

Blunting Effect: Severe blunting effect on cutting tools due to high silica content

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Very good properties

Nailing: Good nailing properties, Holds nails well

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is moderately resistant

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Sanding: Although there is a tendency for surfaces to be fuzzy, a good finish can be obtained with care

Screwing: Good screw holding properties, Good screwing properties;

Polishing: Good;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 464 kg/m3
Bending Strength 559 867 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 272 465 kg/cm2
Hardness 144 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 117 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 7956 12335 psi
Density 29 lbs/ft3
Hardness 319 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 3873 6614 psi
Shearing Strength 1666 psi
Stiffness 1353 1575 1000 psi
Weight 35 28 lbs/ft3
Volumetric Shrinkage 12 %

Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Max. crushing strength = medium
Hardness (side grain) = very soft
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate
Shrinkage, Volumetric = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low

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