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| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Kosipo | |
| Other names | Omu |
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| Geographic Regions | Western Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Guinea; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Central African Republic; Angola | |||
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Meliaceae | |||
| Genus | Entandrophragma | |||
| Species | candollei | |||
| Author citation | Harms | |||
| Scientific name | Entandrophragma candollei Harms | |||
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
| Mushrooms field | DC 2to3 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | M | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
| Impregnability of heartwood | 3 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s | |||
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 4.80 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 6.70 | % | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 640.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 670.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 720.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Flexural strength, mean | 84.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 5.20 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 8500.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Note on machine processing | Silicate can dull tools | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
| Radial | 4 | % | ||
| Tangential | 6 | % | ||
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