A small tree up to about 25 to 40 ft in height, with trunk diameters usually 4 to 6 in. 15,600 NA 7,500 Janka side hardness 1,520 lb for green material and 1,680 lb for dry. Seasons with little or no degrade, but slowly. No information available on kiln schedules or shrinkage values. The heartwood is rated as extremely durable.
Sapwood is reported as treatable using the boric acid diffusion process.
Fine furniture, carvings, turnery, specialty items. Oils extracted from the heartwood are in high demand for incense, perfumery, medicines, scenting clothing, etc. 282-3Logs are delivered to a sawmill in southern Nigeria. Export of logs fro this region, as well as from most other tropical areas, is being restricted. M 150 282-2Band mills in Ghana are designed to handle logs 5 feet and more in diameter.