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Dabema
Piptadeniastrum africanum
- Primary hardwood
Dabema, traded as Dahoma, is a strong yellow-brown to golden hardwood used for general and heavy construction, sleepers and exterior carpentry. It is moderately durable and hard-wearing, though it dries slowly with a tendency to distort. The dust is a well-documented irritant and good extraction is essential when machining.
Classification
- Commercial category
- Primary / Principal Hardwood
- Botanical family
- Fabaceae
- Density (air-dry)
- 600–800 kg/m³
- Durability class
- Class 3 (Moderately Durable)
- Janka hardness
- 6,500 N
- Trade names
- Dahoma, Agboin, Ekhimi, Bokungu
- Local names
- Atui, Dabéma
- Regions harvested
- East, Centre, South
Commercial category is a market grouping used in the timber trade. It is not a regulatory or legal classification.
Properties
- Grain
- Interlocked
- Colour
- Yellow-brown to golden brown
- Texture
- Coarse
- Handling
- Dust is a strong irritant
Typical uses
- General and heavy construction
- Railway sleepers
- Exterior carpentry
- Flooring
- Plywood
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