Family : MALVACEAE (angiosperme)

Scientific name(s) : Triplochiton scleroxylon

Description of the log 

• Diameter : de 60 à 140 cm
• Thickness of sapwood : de 8 à 10 cm
• Buoyancy : flottable

Physical properties

• Density : 0.38
• Monnin hardness : 1.1
• Coeff. Voluminal withdrawal : 0.36%
• Total tangential withdrawal : 5%
• Total radial withdrawal : 2.9%
• Not saturation of fibres : 29%

Uses

• Current furniture
• Interior wood finishing
• Particle or fiberboards
• Sculpture
• Clear-cut plating
• Skirting
• Face or against plywood face
• Interior wood finishing and external
• Moulding
• Packing box factory
• Lathed panel
• Pencil
• Matches
• Interior of plywood