Limbali
Scientific name:
Gilbertiodendron dewevrei
Cameroonian name:
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Distribution in tropical Africa:
From Nigeria to the Democratic Republic of Congo
Description of the wood:
Bark: yellowish, exfoliating in large, thin, irregular plates revealing numerous small brown lenticels; hard, fibrous, reddish-brown slice.
Sapwood: differentiated, white to light pinkish brown.
Wood: reddish brown.
Log diameter: /.
Physical properties:
Medium-hard, very nervous
Mechanical properties:
Low fissile, elastic
Uses:
Framework, exterior carpentry.