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Ekoune
Coelocaryon preussii Warb.
MYRISTICACEAE
Ekun (Gabon); Ekoune (Gabon); Ekoune (Equatorial Guinea); Kikubi-Lomba (Congo); Lomba-kumbi (Zaire); Kikubi-lomb (Congo); Ekun (Equatorial Guinea); Ekoune
Coelocaryon multiflorum Warb.; Coelocaryon klainei Pierre; Coelocaryon cuneatum Warb.
The tree reaches a height of 32 m. The bole is usually clear, straight and cylindrical, unbuttressed and up to 16 to 20 m in length. The trunk diameter attains 30 to 100 cm.
Coelocaryon preussii is abundant in secondary forests, and also in lowland rain forests.
Equatorial Africa and in Nigeria and Gabon
Wood diffuse porous. Occasionally vessels exclusively solitary (over 90%). Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 150 to 200 micras (medium). Tyloses thin walled. Occasionally tyloses common. Non-vestured pits. Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Simple perforatio Occasionally axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Rays non-storied. Rays 1 to 2 seriate. Heterogeneous rays and/or multiseriate heterogeneous rays. Non-septate fibers. Fibers with distinctly bordered pits.
Unrestricted
The heartwood is pale orange, yellow to pale yellow brown, occasional dark purple veins, it is not clearly demarcated. The silver figure is fine.
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Straight; grain has no particular influence on drying, machining and finishing qualities.
Texture is usually fine to medium.
The wood surface is described as low in luster.
Not durable; important risks of decay attacks at any processing step, from logs up to final products. It must receive preservative treatment. Sensible to termites attack. Heartwood is sensible to Lyctus attacks.
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No growth stresses are reported in this species.
Easy to treat with a full penetration of the preservative products using vacuum-pressure method.
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0.53
7.0
3.8
Ease of Drying: Air drying is reported as good.
FR-5
1.8
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It is easy to saw.
Suitable for peeling if treated.
Suitable for peeling if treated.
Slight blunting effect; ordinary tools can be used for sawing and machining.
Machining of this species is reportedly easy.
Easy; no particular problems.
Moderately easy; tools must be cautiously sharpened.
Moderately easy; tools must be cautiously sharpened.
Moderately easy; tools must be cautiously sharpened.
No particular problem.
Glues well if basic gluing technical rules are followed.
Easy to perform; it gives good results.
Can be polished without surface preparation.
No particular problems.
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