屬名: 非洲黃梧桐 梧桐科 YELLOW STERCULIA Sterculiaceae 屬名 Sterculia
 樹種: S.oblonga
 市場名: Eyong(喀麥隆)﹐Okoko(奈及利亞)﹐Yellow sterculia,White sterculia
 
 

quartersawn: (x1.5)
 

cross section (x10)
 
 產地 RANGE:
計近300種﹐分佈於全世界熱帶地區Yellow Sterculia主要伐採於奈及利亞及喀麥隆。

About 300 species growing extensively in the tropics.Yellow sterculia yielded in Nigeria and Cameroun.
 性狀 PROPERTIES:
樹高24~30m﹐平均直徑0.75~1.0m﹐具Sterculiaceae科技有之波狀紋﹐銀色木理顯著。 <樹皮> 厚約2cm﹐外皮灰黃色﹐淺裂﹐內皮赤褐色﹐纖維質﹐綱目模樣顯著。 <色調> 邊、心材區別不明顯﹐木材灰黃白色或淺黃褐色 <比重> 氣乾比重值A.D.0.64~0.88。 <木理> 交錯木理或淺交錯﹐木肌略粗。

PROPERTIES:Up to 24~30 m in height and 0.75~1.0 m in diameter.With ripple marks particular to Sterculiaceae and silver grains conspicous. bark:Around 2 cm thick.Outer bark grey yellow with shallow fissures.Inner bark red brown and fibrous and net patterns noticeable. wood:Heartwood not distinct.Wood greyish yellow white or pale yellow brown. weight: grain:Interlocked or somewhat interlocked. texture:Somwhat coarse or coarse.
 用途 USES:
人工乾燥處理困難﹐耐朽性差﹐不適合一般用途﹐但可用在裝飾材上﹐因其銀色木理十分美觀。

Seasoning not well and low durability.Unsuitable for general uses,but possibly used for decoration because of silver grains.
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