屬名: 属 名 Tieghemella
 樹種: T.heckllii
 市場名: (象牙海岸,迦纳,奈及利亚),Agamokwe(奈及利亚),Baku,Abaku(迦纳),Okola,Douka(加彭),Douka(刚果),Cherry mahogany
 
 

quartersawn: (x1.5)
 

cross section (x10)
 
 產地 RANGE:
计2种,分布于热带西非,Makore,生长于狮子山,奈及利亚、象牙海岸、迦纳与利比亚。

2 species in tropical west Africa.Makore growing scatteringly in sierra Leone,Nigeria,Ivory Coast,Ghana and Liberia.
 性狀 PROPERTIES:
树高36~45m,平均直径可达2.7m。 〈树皮〉 树皮厚,呈灰色,轴向开裂,白色胶液常向外渗出。 〈色调〉 边材色泽较心材为淡,心材呈桃色、深赤色或深赤褐色,木材表面具光泽。 〈比重〉 气干比重值A.D.0.59~0.70。 〈木理〉 木理通直或交错,具深色或浅色条纹,木肌略精细。

PROPERTIES:Up to 36~45m in height and 2.7m in diameter. bark:Thick and grey with axial fissures. White latex oozing out. wood:Sapwood paler than heartwood. Heartwood pink,dark red or dark red brown.Lustrous on wood surface. weight:A.D.0.59~0.70. grain:Straight,or interlocked with remarkabel dark and pale stripes. texture:Somewhat fine.
 用途 USES:
经人工干燥后,木材有翘曲现向,涂装性良好,刨削加工容易。 平切单板——乐器构造物、家具。 板 材——地板、门框、门槛。

Warping a little,coating well and working good. Sliced veneer - musical instruments and furniture. Sawn lumber - flooring boards,door-sills and door frames.
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