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| TRADE NAME |
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TALI (MISSANDA) |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME |
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Erythrophleum ivorense A. Chev.
Erythrophleum suaveolens Brenan
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| FAMILY |
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Caesalpiniaceae |
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| REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION |
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West Africa - Central Africa - East Africa*
Ivory Coast : ALUI, TALI
Senegal : TALI
Sierra Leone : GOGBEI
Guinea Bissau : MANCONE
Ghana : POTRODOM
Nigeria : ERUN, SASSWOOD
Cameroon : ELONE
Gabon : ELOUN
Equat. Guinea : ELONDO
Congo : N' KASSA
Zaire : KASSA
Mozambique : MISSANDA
Tanzania : MWAVI
Zambia : MUAVE
Great Britain : MISSANDA
* East African TALI are lighter coloured.
Pr. = OCC. (PROMOTION) Ex. = LOW
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| SAPWOOD |
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Yellowish white to pinkish white, clearly distinct. |
| HEARTWOOD |
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- Colour : Yellow -brown to red brown, darkening on exposure
- Grain : Slightly/occasionally interlocked to highly/frequently interlocked
- Texture : Coarse
- Silver figure : -
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| TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES |
- Green weight (kg/m3) = 1100 - 1200
- Specific gravity at 12% M.C. (kg/m3) MV12 = (heavy) 900
- Volumetric swelling for 1% MC variation V% = (medium to large) 0.57
- Total tangential swelling T% = 9.2
- Total radial swelling R% = 5.4
- Crushing strength (N/mm2) C12 = 78
- Static bending strength (N/mm2) F12 = 177
- Modulus of elasticity (N/mm2) E12 = 15700
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| END USE |
- Heavy exterior joinery
- Heavy duty flooring
- Railway sleepers
- Harbor and dock work
- Wagon trays
- Turnery
- Heavy construction - Bridges
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| REMARKS |
- Natural durability : Very durable
- Lyctus susceptibility : No
- Preservative treatment : Resistant
- Other remarks :
- Resistant to marine borers
- TALI from East Africa are lighter coloured and with a more uniform aspect.
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