Entandrophragma utile
Sipo
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Sipo | |
| Deutsch | Sipo | |
| English | Sipo | |
| Français | Sipo | |
| Italiano | Sipo | |
| Suomi | Sipo | |
| Norsk | Sipo | |
| Čeština | Sipo | |
| Español | Sipo | |
| Svenska | Sipo | |
| Polski | Sipo | |
| Український | Sipo | |
| Român | Sipo | |
| Русский | Sipo | |
| Български | Sipo | |
| EESTI | Sipo | |
| 日本語 | Sipo | |
| Other names | Utile; Efrobrodijou (Gahna) |
Further information
| Intkey | ||
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
| FSC | ||
| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa; Eastern Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Sierra Leone; Liberia; S-Guinea; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; SW-Angola; Central African Republic | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Meliaceae | |||
| Genus | Entandrophragma | |||
| Species | utile | |||
| Author citation | (Dawe & Sprague) Sprague | |||
| Scientific name | Entandrophragma utile (Dawe & Sprague) Sprague | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/melenuti.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun bis rot/braun bis gelb | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2to3 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | M | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | M | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 2 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | m | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 5.20 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 6.30 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 590.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 640.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 660.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 89.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 14.90 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 11600.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
Janka hardness
| Parallel | 5600 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 2.8 | % | ||
| Tangential | 3.7 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Decking; Furniture; Flooring; Doors & Windowframes |
Appearances
Wood
ENUT , aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere
ENUT , mahagony, pyramide , ©Bollinger Furniere
ENUT , Wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
ENUT , wood, label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
Entandrophragma utile , ©Dennis Wilson