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PALéTUVIER (Rhizophora racemosa)

Trade Name

Palétuvier

Scientific Name

Rhizophora racemosa G.F.W.Mey.

Family

RHIZOPHORACEAE

Common Names

Odo nowe (Nigeria); Egba (Nigeria); Ntan (Gabon); Tanda (Cameroon); Palétuvier (Cameroon); Palétuvier

Description Of The Tree

Botanical Description

The tree reaches a height of 5 to 13 m. The bole is usually straight. The trunk diameter attains 30 to 70 cm.

Natural Habitat

Rhizophora racemosa is confined to muddy lagoons and estuaries.

Natural Distribution

Along the coastal sites from Senegal to Angola.

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Wood Identification

Anatomic Description Of Wood

Wood diffuse porous. Occasionally vessels exclusively solitary (over 90%). Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 100 micras or less (very small). Tyloses thin walled. Vessels per mm2 10 to 20 (abundant). Intervessel pits scalariform. Scalariform perforation plat Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Non-crystals in axial parenchyma cells. 5 to 8 cells per parenchyma strand. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Rays non-storied. Rays 1 to 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.

Availability

Cites Status

Unrestricted

General Wood Description

Color

The heartwood is from purple-red to dark red, it is not clearly demarcated.

Grain

Straight; grain has no particular influence on drying, machining and finishing qualities.

Texture

The wood is typically medium in texture.

Luster

Timber of this species is low in luster.

Natural Durability

Not durable; important risks of decay attacks at any processing step, from logs up to final products. It must receive preservative treatment. Resistant to termites attack.

Natural durability index (1= Very high durability, 7=Vey low durability)

5

Internal Growth Stresses

Residual stresses are reported to be absent.

Wood Physical Properties

Basic Density or Specific Gravity (O.D. weight/vol. green) (g/cm³)

0.91

Air-dry Density (Weight and volume at 12%MC) (g/cm³)

1.06

Recommended Dry Kiln Schedule

FR-10

Wood Chemical Properties

Wood Mechanical Properties

Bending Strength (MOR),12%MC (kgf/cm²)

1547

Compression parallel to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)

859

Compression perpendicular to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)

128

Janka hardness (side) 12%MC (kgf)

1421

Janka hardness (end grain) 12%MC (kgf)

1383

Workability

Sawing

Sawing of this species requires powerful equipment.

Rotary Veneer Cutting

Not suitable for veneering.

Sliced Veneer

Not suitable for veneering.

Blunting Effect

Severe blunting effect; stellited blades for sawing and carbide tools for machining are recommended.

Machining

It needs powerful tools for processing. Possible difficulties caused by interlocked grain are reported.

Planing

Rather difficult; special tools are needed.

Moulding

Easy; no particular problems.

Boring

Easy; no particular problems.

Mortising

Easy; no particular problems.

Nailing

Pre-boring is necessary.

Gluing

Difficult to glue because of high density.

Sanding

Easy to perform; it gives good results.

Polishing

Can be polished without surface preparation.

Response To Hand Tools

Working with hand tools is difficult.

REFERENCED USES

End Uses Summary

HOUSING GENERAL, boards, frames, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION

General Housing
  • 10 - Silica in Timbers
Boards
  • 13 - Dry kiln schedules for commercial woods. Temperate and tropical. Section III. Latin American (Mexico, Central, and South America) Woods–Conventional Temperatures
Frames
  • 16 - Woods of the World
Shipbuilding
  • 55 - Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America

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