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Faro
Daniellia oliveri Hutch. et Dalz
LEGUMINOSAE
Gbessi (Sierra Leone); Oziya (Nigeria); pau incenso (Guinea-Bissau); Sandan (Guinea); Shedua (Ghana); Faro (Côte d`Ivoire); Sanan (Burkina Faso); Sana (Burkina Faso); Ogea (United Kingdom); Daniellia (Germany); Bolengu (Zaire); Lonlaviol (Gabon); N'su (Equatorial Guinea); Sinfa N'dola (Congo); Yono; Tschalo; Tieve; Tiene; Thievi; Tachale; Senya; Sanya; Santang; Sandan; Sameim; Sambam; Sa; Pau-insenso; Pau incenso; Oziya ato; Oziya; Ozia; Ozabwa; Ozaba; Owagie; Oulenyi; Osia; Osanyan; Osanya; Nyuo; Nenyao; Masa; Maje; Lipiti; Linge; Kunyang; Kunyan; Kinya; Karallahi; Kaharlahi; Kadaura; Iya; Ilorin balsam; Ilorin; Ila evin; Igi-iya; Engya; Dunchi; Dsati; Dnahi; Daniellia; Danchi; Copaivi balsam; Chihar; Chahar; Bu; Bitoke; Bito; Balsam tree; Auwolo; Ahgara; Agba; African copaiba; African balsam; Abwe; Faro
Paradaniellia oliveri Rolfe
The tree reaches a height of 16 to 32 m. The bole is straight and cylindrical, it may be up to 10 m long. The trunk diameter attains from 130 up to 230 cm.
Daniellia oliveri is an outstanding tree of the savanna forest, it is often gregarious. Also found in drier types of deciduous forests.
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.
The texture is mostly medium to coarse.
This wood is commonly of low 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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For this species no growth stresses are reported.
Moderately easy to treat with a partial penetration of the preservative products.
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Ease of Drying: Mersawa air dries very slowly with slight seasoning defects. Boards of 25 mm thick take 7.5 months to air dry. Drying Defects: Cupping and bowing are recorded. Kiln Schedules: Kiln drying is slow but without degrade, although the core of logs of old trees tends to retain a high moisture content.
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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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