AYOUS SAWN TIMBER

Description

Botanical name: Triplochiton scleroxylon
ATIBT name: Obeche
Other names: Ayous, Wawa, Samba
Uses
Used in situations where a light, easily worked wood is needed Furniture components, wall and ceiling panelling, coachbuilding (including caravans),
plywood, etc.
Durability
Resistance to fungi: class 5 (not durable)
Resistance to insects: Termites and Lyctus
class G (sapwood susceptible to damage)
Density
(370)-390-(450) kg/m3 at 12% moisture
content
Fresh approx. 560 kg/m3
Properties of this timber species
General
Botanical name: Hallea ciliata / Hallea stipulosa / Hallea rubrostipulata
ATIBT name: Abura
Other names: Bahia