Common names
Djindja-udu / Chichibridan
Fukadi / Cokerwood
Angouchy
Tanibuca / Cuiarana
Amarillo / Olive negro
Almendro
Periquitaira
Tanimbuca
Scientific name Buchenavia tetraphylla
Family Combretaceae
Uses
Indoor and outdoors
Exterior and interior joinery flooring cabinet work plywood boatbuilding furniture boat decking planking framing decorative veneer and turnery
Tree description
Tree size
Bole length : bole 18 - 21 m; tree height 20 - 25 m
Diameter : 0.60 - 0.80 m
Log shape : straight; tree base with large buttresses
Wood description
Sapwood : indistinct, light yellow brown
Heartwood : yellowish brown to golden brown; upon exposure with a grey or olive hue
Grain : straight to interlocked
Texture : medium to coarse
Technological characteristics
Physical properties)
Green density (g/cm3): 1.05
Air dry density at 12% MC (g/cm3): 0.75
Total tangential shrinkage (%) : 5.6
Total radial shrinkage (%) : 2.8
Total volumetric shrinkage (%) : 8.7
Mechanical properties
Bending strength at 12% MC (N/mm2): 89
Modulus of elasticity (MOE) at 12% MC (N/mm2): 11320
Crushing strength at 12% MC (N/mm2): 51
Available in sawn wood in the measurements (inches)
1’’ x 3’’ 1” x 4” 1” x 6”
All your required dimensions are welcome and can be negotiated.