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Kondroti
Rhodognaphalon schumannianum Rob.
BOMBACACEAE
Kondroti (Côte d`Ivoire); East African Bombax (United Kingdom); Ogumalanga (Gabon); Alone (Gabon); N'demo (Congo); Mfume (Tanzania); Munguza (Mozambique); Meguza (Mozambique)
The tree reaches a height of 30 m, with trunk diameters up to 130 cm. The bole is cylindrical, straight, and may be up to 18 m in length. The buttresses are 3 m tall.
Rhodognaphalon schumannianum occurs near the coast and in the evergreen forests near the foothills up to 450 m of altitude.
East Africa
Wood diffuse porous. Occasionally vessels exclusively solitary (over 90%). Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Tyloses thin walled. Non-vestured pits. Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits coa Apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Axial parenchyma storied. Prismatic crystals in non-chambered 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. Prismatic crystals in the ray cells. Heterogeneous rays and/or multiseriate heterogeneous rays. Non-septate fibers. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Unrestricted
The sapwood is whitish, it has a thickness of 10 cm. The heartwood is ochre-brown to pale purplish brown, with slightly darker veins, it is clearly demarcated. The silver figure is fine.
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Straight or slightly interlocked, sometimes with an influence on further processing operations.
This wood has a somewhat coarse texture.
Timber of this species is 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 resistant to Lyctus attacks.
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Easy to treat with a full penetration of the preservative products using vacuum-pressure method.
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0.46
8.9
4.5
Ease of Drying: Liable to surface cracks and splits; green conversion and stacking under cover recommended. Kiln-seasoning possible with out degradation
FR-7
2.0
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71330
357
It is easy to saw.
Suitable for peeling without treatment.
Suitable for peeling without treatment.
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.
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Moderately easy; tools must be cautiously sharpened.
Moderately easy; tools must be cautiously sharpened.
Easy to perform but low nails holding.
Glues well if basic gluing technical rules are followed.
Easy to perform; it gives good results.
Needs pre-coating.
No particular problems.
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