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Guibourtia arnoldiana is a tree; it can grow 25 - 30 metres tall. The irregular bole can be free of branches for 10 - 20 metres, 40 - 80cm in diameter and with buttresses up to 1 metre high[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also exported.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Tropical Africa - Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, northern Angola.

Habitat

Forests, on firm ground[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	25.00 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is yellowish-brown to brown with a dark striping or reddish glints; it is clearly demarcated from the 5 - 8cm wide band of dull gray sapwood. The texture is fine, the grain straight or interlocked. The wood is moderately heavy; moderately hard to hard; elastic; moderately durable, being moderately resistant to fungi and termites and resistant to dry wood borers. It seasons slowly, with only a slight risk of checking or distortion; once dry it is moderately stable in service. The wood has a fairly high blunting effect - stellite-tipped and tungsten carbide tools are recommended; the interlocked grain presents some problems when planing; nailing and screwing are good, but require pre-boring; gluing is correct for internal purposes only. The wood has a range of uses including for high class furniture, cabinet making, turnery, interior joinery and panelling, heavy carpentry, flooring, stairs and veneer[, ].

Propagation

Seed -

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