Frake / Limba
Scientific name:
Terminalia superba
Cameroonian name:
Limba
Distribution in tropical Africa:
From Guinea to Angola
Description of the wood:
Bark: smooth greyish in young trees, not very thick, cracked longitudinally and peeling off in thin rectangular plates, giving a mottled white and reddish appearance in old trees.
Sapwood: undifferentiated.
Wood: fairly uniform straw yellow color, with a light interlocked grain.
Log diameter: /.
Physical properties:
Soft to medium-hard, medium-tender
Mechanical properties:
Fissile, not very shock resistant
Uses:
Plywood, sliced veneers, moldings, interior and exterior joinery