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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)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

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

Iroko; kambala

Milicia excelsa , ©Precious Woods

Iroko; kambala

MIXX , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

Iroko; kambala

MIXX , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,

Iroko; kambala

MIXX , wood, label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,