Entandrophragma cylindricum
Sapeli
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Sapelli | |
| English | Sapeli | |
| Other names | Sapele |
Further information
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Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Sierra Leone; Guinea; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Central African Republic; Uganda; Angola | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Meliaceae | |||
| Genus | Entandrophragma | |||
| Species | cylindricum | |||
| Author citation | (Sprague) Sprague | |||
| Scientific name | Entandrophragma cylindricum (Sprague) Sprague | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/melencyl.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun bis rot | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 3 | |||
| Mushrooms laboratory | 3to4 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | M | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 3 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 2 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | m | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 5.30 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 7.20 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 640.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 650.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 700.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 105.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 15.70 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 12500.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | difficult | |||
Janka hardness
| Parallel | 6700 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 3 | % | ||
| Tangential | 4.3 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Furniture; Flooring; Doors & Windowframes |
Appearances
Wood
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