ESSIA

Essia TROPICAL TIMBER USES

When the wood does not have special aesthetic characteristics, it is mainly used for the construction of heavy frameworks or vehicle or container bottoms.

Mottled, striated, veined or moiré woods are sought after in decorative sliced veneers.

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DISTRIBUTION AREA OF THE SPECIES essia

Tropical species Essia is found in West Africa, from Guinea to Côte d'Ivoire, as well as over a wide area in Central Africa, from Nigeria in the north, Angola in the south, and the DRC in the east.

ECOLOGY and biology OF THE SPECIES essia

Essia is a tropical deciduous species. It is found mainly in dense semi-deciduous rainforests, more rarely in evergreen forests. The winged fruits are dispersed by the wind from February to March.

DESCRIPTION OF essia TROPICAL TIMBER

• Color: red brown
• Sapwood: clearly demarcated
• Texture: medium
• Grain: interlocked
• Inerlocked grain: marked

PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF essia TROPICAL TIMBER

See the Tropix sheet of essia (CIRAD).

NATURAL DURABILITY AND TREATABILITY OF essia TROPICAL TIMBER

See the Tropix sheet of essia (CIRAD).

• Fungi: class 3 - moderately durable
• Dry wood borers: durable - sapwood demarcated (risk limited to sapwood)
• Termites : class M - moderately durable
• Treatability: class 3 - poorly permeable
• Use class: class 2 - inside or under cover (dampness possible)
• Species covering the use class 5: No

PROCESSING OF essia TROPICAL TIMBER

See the Tropix sheet of essia (CIRAD).

Sources :

• CIRAD
• ATIBT
• Q. Meunier, C. Moumbogou, J.-L. Doucet, 2015, Les arbres utiles du Gabon
  

Copyright photo: Q. Meunier, C. Moumbogou, J.-L. Doucet, 2015, Les arbres utiles du Gabon