Wood - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 25643 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 57.03 LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE Cylicodiscus gabunensis | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Nigeria | TDWG Region | Nigeria | ||
| Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | Nigeria | ||
| Uses | WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Wood | ||
| Storage | Woods size D | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Donor No | 26 | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Occurs from Nigeria to Sierra Leone; reaches 10 ft diam. Also called African greenheart. Very hard and tough. Resembles Karri, mainly used for heavy constructional work, bridges, piles wharf decking. Rather coarse grained, difficult tow, ork with tools and to polish. Splits easily. Wt 59 lb per cu ft. | ||||