Tali
Scientific name:
Erythropleum ivorense
Cameroonian name:
–
Distribution in tropical Africa:
From Sierra Leone to Gabon
Description of the wood:
Bark: reddish brown (2cm), scaly; hard, dark red, granular slice sometimes speckled with white, exuding a reddish sticky liquid.
Sapwood: well differentiated, yellow, not very thick.
Wood: heartwood yellow or orange-brown with reddish highlights that darken in the light. Sapwood distinct; coarse grain.
Log diameter: -.
Physical properties:
Hard to very hard; nervous
Mechanical properties:
Hardwood, resistant species, good natural durability
Uses:
Sleepers, frames, parquet flooring, hydraulic works.