Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C. C. Berg
Iroko; kambala
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Iroko | |
| English | Iroko; kambala | |
| Other names | Odum (GH, CI), abang, bang (CM), amoreira (AO), chamfutu (MZ), semli (LR), rokko (NG), lusanga (CD) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Congo Basin; Western Africa; Eastern Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Gabon | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Rosales | |||
| Family | Moraceae | |||
| Genus | Milicia | |||
| Species | excelsa | |||
| Author citation | (Welw.) C. C. Berg | |||
| Scientific name | Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C. C. Berg | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/mormiexc.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 | gelbbraun bis goldbraun und dunkelbraun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 1to2 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | D | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | D | |||
| Remarks | Splintholz gegen Lyctus nicht beständig. Unter Laborbedingungen nicht beständig gegen Termiten | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | m | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 3.30 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 5.10 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 630.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 650.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 670.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 94.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 12.40 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 10900.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Note on machine processing | Lime can drain tools | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | difficult | |||
Janka hardness
| Traversal | 5600 | %/% | ||
| Parallel | 10900 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 1.3 | % | ||
| Tangential | 2.2000000000000002 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Furniture; Flooring; Street & Garden; Doors & Windowframes |
Appearances
Wood
Milicia excelsa , ©Precious Woods
MIXX , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere
MIXX , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
MIXX , wood, label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,