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| TRADE NAME |
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KOSIPO |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME |
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Entandrophragma candollei Harms |
| FAMILY |
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Meliaceae |
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| REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION |
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West Africa - Central Africa
Ivory Coast : KOSIPO
Ghana : PENKWA - AKOWAA
Nigeria : OMU, HEAVY SAPELLE
Cameroon : ATOM-ASSIE
Zaire : IMPOMPO
Angola : LIFUCO
W. Germany : KOSIPO - MAHOGANI
Great-Britain : OMU
Pr. = REGUL. Ex. = FREQ.
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| SAPWOOD |
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Clearly demarcated ; whitish to pale brown (5-7.5 cm) |
| HEARTWOOD |
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- Colour : Brown to dark purple brown
- Grain : Slightly interlocked
- Texture : Medium to coarse
- Silver figure : Fine
- Stripe figure : Wrinkly grain, but less frequent than SAPELLI
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| TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES |
- Green weight (kg/m3) = 850 - 950
- Specific gravity at 12% M.C. (kg/m3) MV12 = (medium) 690
- Volumetric swelling for 1% MC variation V% = (medium) 0.42
- Total tangential swelling T% = 7.1
- Total radial swelling R% = 5.0
- Crushing strength (N/mm2) C12 = 53
- Static bending strength (N/mm2) F12 = 122
- Modulus of elasticity (N/mm2) E12 = 9000
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| END USE |
- Interior and exterior joinery
- Interior fittings
- High-class furniture
- Sliced veneers for decoration and cabinet work
- Boat building (interior fittings)
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| REMARKS |
- Natural durability : Moderate
- Lyctus susceptibility : No
- Preservative treatment : Resistant
- Other remarks :
- A SAPELLI substitute
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