AXLEWOOD (Anogeissus acuminata)
Nom commercial
Axlewood
Nom scientifique (avec auteur)
Anogeissus acuminata (Roxb. ex DC.) Guillaum. & Perr.
Famille
COMBRETACEAE
Noms communs (pays)
Yhordhok; Thekri napay; Sehoong; Phassi; Phas; Paunchinan; Pasi; Pashi; Parsia; Pars; Pansi; Pandri; Panchman; Panchi; Pachi manu; Nunnera; Numma; Mai-pi; Mai-ho; Hpunsha; Ghor dhok; Gara hesel; Chakwa; Bucha karam; Takhian-nu (Thailand); Ben mon (Laos); Ang kha nhe (Laos); Soy nhi (Cambodia); Soy chhmol (Cambodia); Choeng cap thom (Cambodia); Yung (Myanmar); Yon (Myanmar); Ram (Vietnam); Hypunsha (Myanmar); En mon (Laos); Heo (Thailand); Sin (Vietnam); Hio (Vietnam)
Synonymes du nom scientifique (avec auteurs)
Conocarpus acuminata roxb. ex DC.; Anogeissus tonkinensis Gagnep.; Anogeissus pierrei Gagnep.
DESCRIPTION DE L'ARBRE
Description botanique
It is a tree up to 30 m tall and up to 240 or even 270 cm girth. The bole is straight and cylindrical.
Répartition naturelle
It is common in moist deciduous forests all over Myanmar, frequently in mixed formations with teak trees.
Usages non ligneux
The bark of this species has a high tannin content.
IDENTIFICATION DU BOIS
Description anatomique du bois
Wood diffuse porous. Occasionally vessels in diagonal and/or radial pattern. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 100 micras or less (very small). Occasionally vessels with colored deposits. Vestured pits. Vessels per mm2 5 to 20. Vessels per mm2 more than 20 ( Occasionally axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands. Occasionally apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Axial parenchyma aliform. Axial parenchyma confl 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Rays more than 10 per mm (abundant). Rays exclusively uniseriate. Prismatic crystals in the ray cells. Septate fibers present. Fibers very thick walled. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
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Vue macroscopique du bois (plan tangentiel)
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Vue microscopique d'une section transversale du bois
Disponibilité
Statut CITES
Unrestricted
DESCRIPTION GÉNÉRALE DU BOIS
Odeur
It has no distinct odor or taste.
Teinte
The sapwood ranges from whitish-gray to greenish-gray, darkening on exposure. The heartwood is absent or very small in diameter, it is dark brown.
Index de Teinte (1 = Noir, 7 = Jaune clair)
5
Grain
The grain is straight to shallowly interlocked.
Texture
The texture is fine to medium, even.
Durabilité naturelle
The wood is fairly durable for indoors uses but not durable in contact with the ground.
Index de durabilité naturelle (1 = Très élevée, 7 = Très faible)
6
Résistance à l'imprégnation
The heartwood is very difficult to treat.
PROPRIÉTÉS PHYSIQUES DU BOIS
Densité basale ou gravité spécifique (poids anhydre/vol. saturé) (g/cm³)
0.79
Densité sèche à l'air (poids et volume à 12%TH) (g/cm³)
0.90
Retrait tangentiel total (saturé à 0%TH) (%)
8.5
Retrait radial total (saturé à 0%TH) (%)
4.6
Défauts dus au séchage
Drying Defects: It is reported that this species is not subject to checking.
Calendrier de séchage en séchoir recommandé
UK-C
Ratio de stabilité dimensionnelle (% retrait tangentiel total/% retrait radial total)
1.9
Calendrier de séchage en séchoir
http://www.tropicaltimber.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/KD_British_ENG.pdf
PROPRIÉTÉS CHIMIQUES DU BOIS
PROPRIÉTÉS MÉCANIQUES DU BOIS
Résistance à la flexion (module de rupture_MOR) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
1386
Rigidité (module d'élasticité_ MOE) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
153835
Résistance à la compression parallèle à la fibre 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
674
Résistance au cisaillement (radial) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
174
Dureté Janka (latérale) 12%TH (kgf)
1089
OUVRABILITÉ
Sciage
Sawing of this species is reportedly difficult.
Usinage
This species is reported to be difficult to process. Sharp cutting tools are recommended.
Tournage
30
Finissage
Finishing is reported to be difficult.
UTILISATIONS
UTILISATIONS FINALES (RÉSUMÉ)
EXTERIOR GENERAL, poles, HOUSING GENERAL, flooring, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, TURNING, SPORTS, TOOLS, tool handles, agricultural tools, CONTAINERS, truck bodies, truck flooring, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION, boats, OTHER AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, axle, wheel
EXTERIOR GENERAL
- 1 - Tabela de resultados de ensaios fisicos e mecanicos
Poteaux
- 3 - Estudo dendrologico e determinacao das caracteristicas fisicas e mecanicas do genipapo (Genipa americana)
MEUBLES ET M. DE RANGEMENT
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Planchers
- 14 - Handbook of Hardwoods
MEUBLES ET M. DE RANGEMENT
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
Tournage
- 30 - Embassy of Honduras in Japan
SPORTS
- 38 - Annual Review and Assessment of the World Timber Situation 1998-ITTO
OUTILS
- 42 - Utilización Industrial de Nuevas Especies Forestales en el Perú.
Outils_manches
- 43 - Maderas de Bolivia (Características y Usos de 55 Maderas Tropicales)
Outils_agric
- 44 - Atlas of Peruvian Woods
Carros_camion
- 53 - Timbers of the New World
Wagons
- 54 - Bulletin of the Government Forest Experiment Station N.157: Identification of Tropical Woods
CONSTRUCTION NAVALE
- 55 - Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America
Navires
- 56 - Manual de Identificación de Especies Forestales de la Subregión Andina.
Essieux
- 73 - Handbook of Hardwoods
Roués
- 75 - Tropenholzer
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