LIMBALI (Gilbertiodendron grandiflorum)
Nom commercial
Limbali
Nom scientifique (avec auteur)
Gilbertiodendron grandiflorum J.Leon.
Famille
LEGUMINOSAE
Noms communs (pays)
Abeum (Gabon); Ekobem (Cameroon); Limbali
DESCRIPTION DE L'ARBRE
Description botanique
The tree reaches a height of 11 to 25 m, with trunk diameters of 50 cm. The bole is often crooked.
Habitat naturel
Gilbertiodendron grandiflorum is found in savanna forests and near rivers.
IDENTIFICATION DU BOIS
Description anatomique du bois
Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Wood diffuse porous. Occasionally vessels exclusively solitary (over 90%). Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Vestured pits. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and shape. Simple Axial parenchyma lozenge-aliform. Occasionally axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands. Rays more than 10 per mm (abundant). Rays exclusively uniseriate. Non-crystals in ray cells. Non-septate fibers. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
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Vue macroscopique du bois (plan radiale)
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Vue microscopique d'une section transversale du bois
Disponibilité
Statut CITES
Unrestricted
DESCRIPTION GÉNÉRALE DU BOIS
Teinte
The sapwood is yellow to pale brown. The heartwood is dark red, it is clearly demarcated.
Index de Teinte (1 = Noir, 7 = Jaune clair)
4
Grain
Straight or slightly interlocked, sometimes with an influence on further processing operations.
Texture
This wood has a somewhat coarse texture.
Luster
This wood is commonly of low luster.
Durabilité naturelle
Moderately durable to decay. Without preservative treatment, this species can be used only under risk of occasional re-humidification. It is not suited for uses with risks of permanent or long-lasting humidification. Moderately resistant to termites attack
Index de durabilité naturelle (1 = Très élevée, 7 = Très faible)
3
Tensions internes de croissance
No residual growth stresses are found.
Résistance à l'imprégnation
Difficult to treat with only a low penetration of the preservative products.
PROPRIÉTÉS PHYSIQUES DU BOIS
Densité basale ou gravité spécifique (poids anhydre/vol. saturé) (g/cm³)
0.59
Densité sèche à l'air (poids et volume à 12%TH) (g/cm³)
0.65
Défauts dus au séchage
Ease of Drying: Air seasoning is fairly slow. Boards of 13 mm and 38 mm thick take about 2 months and 5 months to air dry. Drying Defects: There is only slight risk of insect attack and stain. Severe cupping was observed in samples from Sabah.
Calendrier de séchage en séchoir recommandé
FR-6
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)
1905
Résistance à la compression parallèle à la fibre 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
780
Résistance à la compression perpendiculaire à la fibre 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
112
Dureté Janka (latérale) 12%TH (kgf)
523
Dureté Janka (extrémités) 12%TH (kgf)
624
OUVRABILITÉ
Sciage
It is moderately easy to saw.
Coupe de placage de déroulage
Not suitable for slicing.
Placage tranche
Not suitable for slicing.
Effet d'émoussement
Moderate blunting effect; stellited blades for sawing and carbide tools for machining are advised.
Usinage
Possible difficulties caused by interlocked grain are reported.
Rabotage
Moderately easy; tools must be cautiously sharpened.
Moulurage
Moderately easy; tools must be cautiously sharpened.
Tournage
30
Perçage
Moderately easy; tools must be cautiously sharpened.
Mortaisage
Moderately easy; tools must be cautiously sharpened.
Clouage
Pre-boring is necessary.
Collage
Glues well if basic gluing technical rules are followed.
Ponçage
Easy to perform; it gives good results.
Polissage
Needs pre-coating.
Compatibilité avec outils manuels
Working with hand tools is difficult.
UTILISATIONS
UTILISATIONS FINALES (RÉSUMÉ)
HOUSING GENERAL, beams, joists, boards, flooring, parquet, frames, steps, panelling, fittings, TURNING, CONTAINERS, truck bodies, truck flooring, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION, boat deck, port storage
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
Planchers
- 14 - Handbook of Hardwoods
Parquets
- 15 - Empire Timbers
Cadres
- 16 - Woods of the World
Marches
- 17 - Tree Conservation Database
Panneaux
- 18 - W3TROPICOS Missouri Botanical Garden
Accessoires en bois
- 19 - Silica in Timbers
Tournage
- 30 - Embassy of Honduras in Japan
Carros_camion
- 53 - Timbers of the New World
Wagons
- 54 - Bulletin of the Government Forest Experiment Station N.157: Identification of Tropical Woods
CONSTRUCTION NAVALE
- 55 - Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America
Navires_ponts
- 59 - Programa Nacional de uso Sostenible de los Bosques e Incremento a las Exportaciones.
Port entreposage
- 62 - Estudio Tecnológico de Maderas del Perú (Zona Pucallpa) Vol I
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