ABURA

Abura is a tropical tree from Central Africa. The wood is light and tender and has a light brown color. Because of its low durability, the exotic wood Abura is mainly used in interior joinery, for making mouldings and sculptures for example.

ABURA
Botanical name(s) :

Fleroya ledermannii Y.F. Deng, Fleroya rubrostipulata Y.F. Deng, Fleroya stipulosa Y.F. Deng

Family:  RUBIACEAE (angiosperme)

Commercial restrictions: no commercial restriction

Abura is a tree of 35 m high and 1 m in diameter. The bole is straight and slender, covered with a grey-yellow scaly bark. The edge, fibrous, is pinkish-yellow then becomes brown in the open air.

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abura TIMBER USES

Abura is an exotic wood with a light brown color. It is a light and soft wood, easy to work with. However, it is not recommended for industrial exploitation, partly because it does not offer particularly interesting characteristics, and partly because abura grows in a fragile ecosystem.

It can be used for:

Structures and panels

  • Plywood, inside face and outside face           
  • Plywood, inner layers
  • Sliced veneer

Exterior joinery (building facade)

  • Doors and door frames        
  • Moulding
  • Interior panelling and cladding
  • Layout and furnishings
  • Furniture and cabinetmaking

Miscellaneous uses

  • Turnery, cutlery and brushmaking
  • Sculptures
  • Packing and crating

Abura is a non-durable wood, which must be treated against fungi and moisture if there is a risk of dampness. It is mainly used for interior joinery, for the manufacture of mouldings. Its good peeling properties make it suitable for the production of plywood.

DISTRIBUTION AREA OF ABURA

Abura is found over a wide distribution area in West and Central Africa.

ECOLOGY and Biology of abura

Abura is a non-deciduous species of swamp forests. The winged seeds of these hermaphroditic species are dispersed by the wind.

DESCRIPTION OF abura TIMBER

  • Color: light brown
  • Sapwood: not demarcated
  • Texture: fine
  • Grain: straight or interlocked
  • Interlocked grain: slight

abura : PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Read the Tropix sheet (CIRAD).

Abura : NATURAL DURABILITY AND TREATABILITY

  • Funghi: class 5 - not durable
  • Dry wood borers: susceptible
  • Termites : class S - susceptible
  • Treatability: class 2 - moderately permeable
  • Use class ensured by natural durability: class 1 - inside (no dampness)
  • Species covering the use class 5: No

PROCESSING OF abura TIMBER

Read the Tropix sheet (CIRAD).

 

Sources :

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

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

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