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MAMBODé (Detarium senegalense)
Trade Name
Mambodé
Scientific Name
Detarium senegalense Gmel.
Family
LEGUMINOSAE
Common Names
Mambode (Guinea-Bissau); Bodo (Guinea); Bode (Côte d`Ivoire); Zaklu; Uyo idiok; Ukhurohor; Twutwiriwa; Taurahurmi; Taura; Tamba; Talo; Tallow tree; Talao; Takyikyiriwa; Taba; Sarahonko; Parlega; Papie; Pamugi; Pakpie; Okubaka; Ogwega; Ogbogbo; Ofo; Nduigbii; Ndooy; Mambode; Mahogany; Kukpukpa; Kpwarag; Kpe; Kpayliga; Kpay; Kpagra; Kolei; Kadaga; Ka-kitan; Ifa-inaki; Hard mahogany; Gungoro; Goghoi; Gbuyai; Gbor; Gbolo; Gboe; Egba; Dole; Ditah; Dita; Datarh; Datagh; Dankh; Daba; Bowiwasi; Bowisi; Boto; Boro; Beligbele; Aluki; Agashindam; Abu leile; Bodo (France); Boire (Germany); Tambacoumba (Sudan); Boire (Côte d`Ivoire); Bodo (Côte d`Ivoire); Kpuyai (Sierra Leone); Mambodé
Description Of The Tree
Botanical Description
The tree reaches a height of 40 m, with trunk diameters even up to 3 m. The bole attains 16 m in length.
Natural Habitat
Detarium senegalense occurs in closed forests and fringing forests of the more moist savanna regions. Also present in mixed forests.
Wood Identification
Anatomic Description Of Wood
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. Axial parenchyma lozenge-aliform. Axial parenchyma aliform. Occasionally axial parenchyma confluent. Prismatic crystals in chambered axial parenchyma cells and/or in fibers. 3 to 4 cells per parenchy 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Rays non-storied. Rays 1 to 4 seriate. 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.
Availability
Cites Status
Unrestricted
General Wood Description
Color
The sapwood is pinkish white. The heartwood is copper brown with dark brown veins, it is clearly demarcated. The silver figure is fine.
COLOR INDEX (1=Black, 7=Light yellow,white)
4
Grain
Straight or slightly interlocked; grain has no particular influence on drying, machining and finishing qualities.
Texture
The wood is frequently reported to be fine textured.
Luster
The surface of the wood is naturally low in luster.
Natural Durability
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
Natural durability index (1= Very high durability, 7=Vey low durability)
3
Internal Growth Stresses
No residual stresses are reported in this species.
Silica Content
Silica Content: It is reported to have a negligible amount of silica. Contents over 0.05% may affect wood processing. Silica Value: 0
Resistance To Impregnation
Difficult to treat with only a low penetration of the preservative products.
Wood Physical Properties
Basic Density or Specific Gravity (O.D. weight/vol. green) (g/cm³)
0.66
Air-dry Density (Weight and volume at 12%MC) (g/cm³)
0.74
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying: Air seasoning is moderately fast for a heavy hardwood. Boards of 15 mm thick take about 3 months to air dry. Drying Defects: Some checking and warping are reported. Cupping, bowing, twisting, springing do not usually occur during drying, but end checking and splitting may cause problems. Kiln Schedules: Schedule proposed for Kekatong. Kekatong can be kiln dried easily. 25 mm thick boards take approximately 8 days to dry. It is advised to use end coating.
Recommended Dry Kiln Schedule
FR-8
Wood Chemical Properties
Wood Mechanical Properties
Bending Strength (MOR),12%MC (kgf/cm²)
714
Compression parallel to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
381
Compression perpendicular to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
43
Janka hardness (side) 12%MC (kgf)
681
Janka hardness (end grain) 12%MC (kgf)
771
Workability
Sawing
Sawing of this species is easy to moderately easy.
Rotary Veneer Cutting
Suitable for slicing.
Sliced Veneer
Suitable for slicing.
Blunting Effect
Slight blunting effect; ordinary tools can be used for sawing and machining.
Machining
Machining of this species is reportedly easy.
Planing
Moderately easy; tools must be cautiously sharpened.
Moulding
Easy; no particular problems.
Turning
30
Boring
Easy; no particular problems.
Mortising
Easy; no particular problems.
Nailing
Pre-boring is necessary.
Gluing
Glues well if basic gluing technical rules are followed.
Sanding
Easy to perform; it gives good results.
Polishing
Can be polished without surface preparation.
Response To Hand Tools
No particular problems.
REFERENCED USES
End Uses Summary
HOUSING GENERAL, beams, joists, boards, flooring, parquet, frames, steps, panelling, fittings, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, luxury furniture, cabinets, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, Decorative veneer, TURNING, ornaments, turned furniture, CONTAINERS, truck bodies, truck flooring
General Housing
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Beams
- 11 - Prospect: The wood database
Joists
- 12 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part I-Tropical American Species
Boards
- 13 - Dry kiln schedules for commercial woods. Temperate and tropical. Section III. Latin American (Mexico, Central, and South America) Woods–Conventional Temperatures
Flooring
- 14 - Handbook of Hardwoods
Parquet
- 15 - Empire Timbers
Frames
- 16 - Woods of the World
Steps
- 17 - Tree Conservation Database
Paneling
- 18 - W3TROPICOS Missouri Botanical Garden
Fittings
- 19 - Silica in Timbers
Furniture Cabinets
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
Furniture, Luxury
- 22 - Dry kiln schedules for commercial woods. Temperate and tropical. Section IV-Asian and Oceanian Woods
Cabinet
- 24 - Empire Timbers
Panels, Veneers
- 25 - Directory of Timber Trade Malaysia
Decorative veneer
- 28 - Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forest of Fiji
Turning
- 30 - Embassy of Honduras in Japan
Ornaments
- 31 - Embassy of Colombia in Japan
Turned Articles
- 32 - Embassy of Cote d`Ivoire in Japan
Truck Body
- 53 - Timbers of the New World
Truck Flooring
- 54 - Bulletin of the Government Forest Experiment Station N.157: Identification of Tropical Woods
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