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Daniellia ogea Rolfe
LEGUMINOSAE
Gbessi (Sierra Leone); N'su (Equatorial Guinea); Sinfa N'dola (Congo); Siadua; Omugo; Okineten; Naou; Juya; Gum copal tree; Gbessie; Eye dua; Blue bessie; Blaang; Incenso (Guinea-Bissau); Faro (France); Nsou (Cameroon); Fara (Côte d`Ivoire); Daniellia (Nigeria); Ehyedua (Ghana); Daniellia (Germany); Ogea (United Kingdom); Bolengu (Zaire); Shedua (Ghana); Sinfa N`dola (Congo); Lonlaviol (Gabon); N`su (Equatorial Guinea); Oziya (Nigeria); Faro (Côte d`Ivoire)
Daniellia similis Craib ex Holland; Daniellia similis Craib. ex Holland; Daniellia punchii Craib ex Holl; Daniellia fosteri Craib ex Holland; Daniellia caudata Craib. ex Holland; Cyanothyrsus ogea Harms
The tree reaches a height of 23 to 26 m or more, with diameters from 130 to 150 cm. The bole is straight, clear and cylindrical, from 16 to 20 in height. It is generally unbuttressed.
Daniellia ogea is particularly common in the rain forest of southern Nigeria.
West Africa.
Wood diffuse porous. Occasionally vessels exclusively solitary (over 90%). Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Vestured pits. Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits Axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Axial parenchyma lozenge-aliform. Axial parenchyma storied. Occasionally prismatic crystals in chambered axial parenchyma cells and/or in fib 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Rays storied. Rays 1 to 4 seriate. Occasionally prismatic crystals in the ray cells. Body ray cells procumbent with one row of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-III). Non-septate fibers. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Unrestricted
The sapwood is whitish, it has a thickness of 10 to 18 cm. The heartwood is pale pinkish brown to reddish brown with greenish-brown streaks, it is clearly demarcated. The silver figure is fine.
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Straight or slightly interlocked, sometimes with an influence on further processing operations.
Texture is reported to be medium to coarse.
Timber of this species is low in luster.
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. Heartwood is sensible to Lyctus attacks.
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No residual growth stresses are found.
Moderately easy to treat with a partial penetration of the preservative products.
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0.48
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2.2
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It is easy to saw.
Suitable for peeling if treated.
Suitable for peeling if treated.
Slight blunting effect; ordinary tools can be used for sawing and machining.
Machining of this species is reportedly easy.
Easy; no particular problems.
Easy; no particular problems.
Easy; no particular problems.
Easy; no particular problems.
No particular problem.
Glues well if basic gluing technical rules are followed.
Easy to perform; it gives good results.
Needs pre-coating.
Steam bending is difficult.
No particular problems.
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