Common Name(s): Kospio, omu
Scientific Name: Entandrophragma candollei
Distribution: West Africa, south to Angola
Tree Size: 100-155 ft (30-50 m) tall,
3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight: 42.5 lbs/ft3 (680 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .58, .68
Janka Hardness: 1,130 lbf (5,010 N)
Modulus of Rupture: 13,440 lbf/in2 (92.7 MPa)
Elastic Modulus: 1,640,000 lbf/in2 (11.31 GPa)
Crushing Strength: 7,980 lbf/in2 (55.0 MPa)
Shrinkage: Radial: 4.6%, Tangential: 6.6%,
Volumetric: 11.3%, T/R Ratio: 1.4
Common Name(s): Kospio, omu
Scientific Name: Entandrophragma candollei
Distribution: West Africa, south to Angola
Tree Size: 100-155 ft (30-50 m) tall,
3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight: 42.5 lbs/ft3 (680 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .58, .68
Janka Hardness: 1,130 lbf (5,010 N)
Modulus of Rupture: 13,440 lbf/in2 (92.7 MPa)
Elastic Modulus: 1,640,000 lbf/in2 (11.31 GPa)
Crushing Strength: 7,980 lbf/in2 (55.0 MPa)
Shrinkage: Radial: 4.6%, Tangential: 6.6%,
Volumetric: 11.3%, T/R Ratio: 1.4
