Bilinga
Scientific name:
Nauclea diderrichii
Cameroonian name:
Akondok
Distribution in tropical Africa:
From Sierra Leone to Uganda
Description of the wood:
Bark: light gray, sometimes orange at the base of large trees, cracked lengthwise, rising in elongated lamellae in old trees, with a bitter taste. Reddish-yellow fibrous slice.
Sapwood: generally distinct, pinkish white (3-5 cm).
Wood: bright yellow darkening in the light to orange.
Log diameter: 60 to 90 cm.
Physical properties:
Medium-hard, medium-strung
Mechanical properties:
Stiff, not very shock resistant
Uses:
Veneer for furniture and decoration, hydraulic works, sleepers, wagon and truck bottoms, heavy construction, parquet.
Bark for medicinal uses.
Edible fruit