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Bodioa
Anopyxis klaineana
- Promoted species
- Promoted species
Bodioa is a pale yellow-brown to pinkish hardwood of medium to high density with good strength. It is promoted for general construction, joinery and flooring. Drying can be slow and the wood is prone to checking, so careful kiln schedules are needed. Moderate natural durability limits unprotected exterior use.
Classification
- Commercial category
- Promoted Species — Essence de Promotion
- Botanical family
- Rhizophoraceae
- Density (air-dry)
- 650–820 kg/m³
- Durability class
- Class 3 (Moderately Durable)
- Janka hardness
- 6,500 N
- Trade names
- Bodioa, Kokoti, Anopyxis
- Local names
- Bodioa, Kokoti
- Regions harvested
- South-West, Littoral, South
Commercial category is a market grouping used in the timber trade. It is not a regulatory or legal classification.
Properties
- Grain
- Interlocked
- Colour
- Pale yellow-brown to pinkish
- Drying
- Slow — prone to checking
- Texture
- Fine to medium
Typical uses
- General construction
- Joinery
- Flooring
- Furniture
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