屬名: 沙貝列木 棟科 SAPELLI Meliaceae 屬名 Entandrophragma
 樹種: E.cylindricum
 市場名: Aboudikro(喀麥隆﹐象牙海岸)﹐Sapelli(加彭)﹐Sapelewood(奈及利亞)﹐Sapele(迦納)﹐Libovo,Penkwa(剛果)
 
 

quartersawn: (x1.5)
 

cross section (x10)
 
 產地 RANGE:
主要伐採地區在象牙海岸、迦納、奈及利亞、喀麥隆、烏干達及坦桑尼亞東部。

This species belongs to the same genus as Tiama and Sipo,and of Entandrophragma best known in Taiwan.Yielded from Ivory Coast,Ghana and Nigeria to Cameroun,and Uganda and Tanzania in the east.
 性狀 PROPERTIES:
一般立木基部不具板根﹐樹高45m﹐平均直徑可達1m。 <樹皮> 淡色﹐小片狀脫落。 <色調> 邊材淡色﹐心材赤褐色﹐在木材表面規則配列薄膜組織形成美麗紋理﹐特別是在徑切面。 <比重> 氣乾比重值A.D.0.61~0.72。 <木理> 交錯木理﹐木肌粗糙。

PROPERTIES:Usually without buttress,and up to 45 m in heigh and 1 m in diameter. bark:Pale colored and small pieces stripped off. wood:Sapwood pale and heartwood red brown.Regularly spaced bands of parenchyma presenting beautiful grains on sawn face,especially on quartersawn face. weight:A.D.0.61~0.72. grain: Interlocked. texture:Coarse or somewhat coarse.
 用途 USES:
木材經人工乾燥處理需長時間但不易有蜂巢裂﹐刨削加工容易﹐塗裝性良好﹐抗蟻性佳﹐但對海蟲則不具抗力。平切單板-傢俱、壁材、地板。板材-木門、窗戶、樂器構造材。

Seasoning taking a long period but hardly split.Machine work well without warp.Coating finish well.Moderately resistant to termites and not resistant to marine borers.Sliced veneer-furniture,wall and flooring.Sawn lumer-doors,windows and musical instruments.
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