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Kanda rose
Beilschmiedia nitida Engl.
LAURACEAE
Bitehi (Côte d`Ivoire); Bonzale (Zaire); Nkonengu (Gabon); Kanda (Cameroon); Mfimbo (Tanzania); Kanda rose
Tylostemon nitidus (Engl.) Stapf.
The tree reaches a height of 10 to 30 m, with straight and cylindrical boles, up to 16 m long. The trunk diameter attains 70 cm, unbuttressed.
Beilschmiedia nitida is found in moist lowland forests and rain forests, rarely in pure stands.
Wood diffuse porous. Occasionally vessels exclusively solitary (over 90%). Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 150 to 200 micras (medium). Tyloses thin walled. Non-vestured pits. Vessels per mm2 6 to 10 (medium). Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits coars Axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Axial parenchyma lozenge-aliform. Non-crystals in axial parenchyma cells. 3 to 4 cells per parenchyma strand. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Rays non-storied. Rays 1 to 4 seriate. Silica bodies in the ray cells. Body ray cells procumbent with mostly 2 to 4 rows of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-II). Septate fibers present. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Unrestricted
Light and pleasant odor.
The heartwood is pink brown to greenish brown, it is not clearly demarcated. The silver figure is fine (not always visible).
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Straight; grain has no particular influence on drying, machining and finishing qualities.
The texture is typically fine to medium.
The wood luster is reported to be rather low.
Very durable to decay; without preservative treatment. This species is especially suited for all the uses with risks of permanent or long-lasting humidification. Resistant to termites attack. Heartwood is resistant to Lyctus attacks.
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Residual stresses are reported to be absent.
Difficult to treat with only a low penetration of the preservative products.
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Ease of Drying: Drying is moderately difficult to difficult; special care is systematically needed. Drying Defects: Risks of distortions, casehardening and checks Kiln Schedules: Schedule proposed as a reference by comparison with well known species taking into account to the general technological behavior of this species.
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It is easy to saw.
Suitable for slicing, also suitable for peeling if treated.
Suitable for slicing, also suitable for peeling if treated.
Severe blunting effect; stellited blades for sawing and carbide tools for machining are recommended.
Possible difficulties caused by interlocked grain are reported.
Moderately easy; tools must be cautiously sharpened.
Easy; no particular problems.
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Easy; no particular problems.
Easy; no particular problems.
Pre-boring is necessary.
Glues well if basic gluing technical rules are followed.
Easy to perform; it gives good results.
Can be polished without surface preparation.
This species can be used for steam bending.
No particular problems.
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