Red Padouk
Scientific name:
Pterocarpus soyauxii
Cameroonian name:
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Distribution in tropical Africa:
From Nigeria to Cabinda
Description of the wood:
Bark: gray, cracked longitudinally, exfoliating in long, thin brownish strips; yellowish fibrous slice rapidly and abundantly exuding a reddish liquid which hardens and becomes blackish when drying.
Sapwood: well differentiated, white.
Wood: bright red, darkening quickly in the light.
Log diameter: /.
Physical properties:
Medium-hard; medium-strength
Mechanical properties:
Fissile, fairly elastic, shock resistant
Uses:
Veneer for cabinetmaking, carpentry, framework, parquet flooring, hydraulic works, shipbuilding, canoeing. Formerly used in dyeing.