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Abaku-nini
Abaku-nini (Omphalocarpum elatum)

Family: Sapotaceae

Common names: Abaku-nini, Bot-lem, Brebretim, Deh, Duampompo, Esono dokono, Esonodokono, Njajui, Njayei, Timatebere, Timatibre, Tomatebere, Usha

Distributed in: Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo (Africa)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Canoes, Food containers, Musical instruments: percussion

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, White to creamand the sapwoodPaler than heartwood .The grain isWavy, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Perishable, Susceptible to insect attack

Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid

Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Nailing: Fair to Good

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine

Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results

Veneering qualities: Suitable for peeling, Suitable for slicing

Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy


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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 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


Cooper, G.P., Record, S.J.,1931,The Evergreen Forests of Liberia,Yale School Forestry Bulletin,31,pp1-153Irvine, F.R.,1961,Woody Plants of Ghana,O.U.P. LondonKeay, R.W.J.,1964,Nigerian Trees Vol.2,Nigeria Federal Department of Forest Research, IbadanSavill, P.S., Fox, J.E.D.,1967,Trees of Sierra LeoneTaylor, C.J.,1960,Synecology and Silviculture in Ghana,University College of Ghana Thomas Nelson and Sons
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