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
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
|
|
|
|
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
Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building ResearchEggeling, W.J.,1940,Indigenous Trees of Uganda,Govt. Printer Entebbe UgandaErfurth, T., Rusche, H.,1976,The Marketing of Tropical Wood A. Wood Species from African Moist Forests,F.A.O. Forestry DepartmentFouarge, J., Gerard, G.,1964,Bois du Mayumbe,I.N.E.A.C. BelguimHedin, L.,1930,Etude sur la Foret et les Bois du Cameroun,Haut-Commissaire de la CamerounIrvine, F.R.,1961,Woody Plants of Ghana,O.U.P. LondonITTO.1986.Tropical Timber Atlas, Volume 1 - Africa.International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and Centre Technique Forestier Tropical (CTFT, 45bis, Avenue de la Belle Gabrielle, Nogent-sur-Marne Cedex, France.Keay, R.W.J.,1964,Nigerian Trees Vol.2,Nigeria Federal Department of Forest Research, IbadanKennedy, J.D.,1936,Forest Flora of Southern Nigeria,Government Printer LagosPieters, A.,1977,Essences Forestieres du Zaire,R.U.G. Gent BelguimSallenave, P.,1955,Proprietes Phyiques et Mecaniques des Bois Tropicaux de l'Union Francaise,C.T.F.TTakahashi, A.,1978,Compilation of Data on the Mechanical Properties of Foreign Woods (Part,III) Africa,Shimane University, Japan, Research Report on Foreign Wood No. 7Taylor, C.J.,1960,Synecology and Silviculture in Ghana,University College of Ghana Thomas Nelson and SonsWCMC. 1992. Conservation Status Listing - Trees and Timbers of the World. World Conservation Monitoring Center-Plants Programme, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.
|