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KOTO (Pterygota bequaertii)
Nom commercial
Koto
Nom scientifique (avec auteur)
Pterygota bequaertii De Wild.
Famille
STERCULIACEAE
Noms communs (pays)
Koto (Côte d`Ivoire); Ikame (Zaire); Anatolia (Germany); Pterygota (United Kingdom); African pterygota (United Kingdom); Ikieme (Zaire); Ake (Gabon); Kakende (Central African Republic); Poroposo (Nigeria); Kefe (Nigeria); Awari (Ghana); Kyere (Ghana); Koto
Synonymes du nom scientifique (avec auteurs)
Sterculia thompsonii Hutch. & Dalz.; Pterygota aubrevillei Pellegr.
DESCRIPTION DE L'ARBRE
Description botanique
The tree reaches a height of 35 m. The bole is cylindrical, buttressed, straight and clear to 13 to 26 m in length. The trunk diameter attains 70 to 130 cm.
Habitat naturel
Pterygota bequaertii is common in tropical evergreen and mixed deciduous forests.
Répartition naturelle
West Africa.
IDENTIFICATION DU BOIS
Description anatomique du bois
Wood diffuse porous. Occasionally vessels exclusively solitary (over 90%). Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Non-vestured pits. Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel Axial parenchyma in continuous tangential lines or fine bands. Axial parenchyma storied. Prismatic crystals in non-chambered axial parenchyma cells. 3 to 4 cells per parenchyma strand. Rays less than 4 per mm (rare). Rays non-storied. Larger rays more than 4 seriate. Prismatic crystals in the ray cells. Heterogeneous rays and/or multiseriate heterogeneous rays. Non-septate fibers. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Disponibilité
Statut CITES
Unrestricted
DESCRIPTION GÉNÉRALE DU BOIS
Teinte
The heartwood is creamy white, it is little or not demarcated. The silver figure is large.
Index de Teinte (1 = Noir, 7 = Jaune clair)
7
Grain
Straight or slightly interlocked, sometimes with an influence on further processing operations.
Texture
The wood is reported to be frequently medium textured.
Luster
This wood is described as high in luster.
Durabilité naturelle
Not durable; important risks of decay attacks at any processing step, from logs up to final products. It must receive preservative treatment. Sensible to termites attack. The heartwood is sensible to Lyctus attacks.
Index de durabilité naturelle (1 = Très élevée, 7 = Très faible)
5
Tensions internes de croissance
Residual stresses are reported to be absent.
Résistance à l'imprégnation
Easy to treat with a full penetration of the preservative products using vacuum-pressure method.
PROPRIÉTÉS PHYSIQUES DU BOIS
Densité basale ou gravité spécifique (poids anhydre/vol. saturé) (g/cm³)
0.56
Densité sèche à l'air (poids et volume à 12%TH) (g/cm³)
0.61
Retrait tangentiel total (saturé à 0%TH) (%)
10.7
Retrait radial total (saturé à 0%TH) (%)
4.7
Défauts dus au séchage
Ease of Drying: Drying is moderately easy; some particular care is needed. Drying Defects: Risks of checks. Kiln Schedules: Schedule proposed as a reference by comparison with well known species taking into account to the general technological behavior of this species.
Calendrier de séchage en séchoir recommandé
FR-7
Ratio de stabilité dimensionnelle (% retrait tangentiel total/% retrait radial total)
2.3
Calendrier de séchage en séchoir
http://www.tropicaltimber.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/KD_French.pdf
PROPRIÉTÉS CHIMIQUES DU BOIS
PROPRIÉTÉS MÉCANIQUES DU BOIS
Résistance à la flexion (module de rupture_MOR) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
1427
Rigidité (module d'élasticité_ MOE) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
122280
Résistance à la compression parallèle à la fibre 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
560
OUVRABILITÉ
Sciage
It is easy to saw.
Coupe de placage de déroulage
Suitable for slicing, also suitable for peeling if treated.
Placage tranche
Suitable for slicing, also suitable for peeling if treated.
Effet d'émoussement
Slight blunting effect; ordinary tools can be used for sawing and machining.
Usinage
Machining of this species is reportedly easy.
Rabotage
Easy; no particular problems.
Moulurage
Easy; no particular problems.
Perçage
Easy; no particular problems.
Mortaisage
Easy; no particular problems.
Clouage
No particular problem.
Collage
Glues well if basic gluing technical rules are followed.
Ponçage
Easy to perform; it gives good results.
Polissage
Can be polished without surface preparation.
Cintrage à la vapeur
Steam bending is difficult.
Compatibilité avec outils manuels
No particular problems.
UTILISATIONS
UTILISATIONS FINALES (RÉSUMÉ)
HOUSING GENERAL, beams, joists, boards, frames, steps, panelling, fittings, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, common furniture, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, faces, Decorative veneer, PACKING, heavy packing, pallets, OTHER AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, handicrafts, door core, coffin, moldings, cementboard
MEUBLES ET M. DE RANGEMENT
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Pouters
- 11 - Prospect: The wood database
Solives
- 12 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part I-Tropical American Species
Planches
- 13 - Dry kiln schedules for commercial woods. Temperate and tropical. Section III. Latin American (Mexico, Central, and South America) Woods–Conventional Temperatures
Cadres
- 16 - Woods of the World
Marches
- 17 - Tree Conservation Database
Panneaux
- 18 - W3TROPICOS Missouri Botanical Garden
Accessoires en bois
- 19 - Silica in Timbers
MEUBLES ET M. DE RANGEMENT
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
Meubles ordinaire
- 23 - Handbook of Hardwoods
PANNEAUX ET PLACAGE
- 25 - Directory of Timber Trade Malaysia
Faces (de placage)
- 26 - Annual Review and Assessment of the World Timber Situation 1998-ITTO
Placage tranché
- 28 - Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forest of Fiji
EMBALLAGE
- 45 - Recopilación y Análisis de Estudios Tecnológicos de Maderas Peruanas
Embal_lourd
- 47 - Arvores Brasileiras
Emballage, palettes
- 48 - The strength properties of timbers
Artisanat
- 66 - Maderas latinoamericanas. VII. Caracteristicas anatomicas. propiedades fisicomecanicas, de secado, y tratabilidad de la madera juvenil de Cordia alliodora (Ruiz & Pav. Oken.)
âme_porte
- 76 - Descripción General y Anatómica de 105 Maderas del Grupo Andino.
Cercueils
- 78 - Amazonian Timbers for the International Market
Moulures
- 79 - Padronização da Nomenclatura Comercial Brasileira das Madeiras Tropicais Amazônicas, Sugestão
Cementboard
- 81 - Madeiras da Amazônia: descrição do lenho de 40 espécies ocorrentes na Floresta Nacional do Tapajós
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