Atlas Wood Exports Verified
Garoua, North Region
Tali, Padouk, Okan
- 95%
- Response Rate
- 9 Yrs
- Experience
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Okan
Cylicodiscus gabunensis
- Primary hardwood
Okan is an extremely dense and very durable yellow-brown to olive hardwood used in the heaviest construction applications. It withstands ground contact, water and abrasion, and is a common substitute for Azobé in hydraulic and civil works. It is difficult to dry without checking and very hard on cutting tools; all fixings must be pre-bored.
Classification
- Commercial category
- Primary / Principal Hardwood
- Botanical family
- Fabaceae
- Density (air-dry)
- 850–1000 kg/m³
- Durability class
- Class 1 (Very Durable)
- Janka hardness
- 12,000 N
- Trade names
- Denya, Adoum, Bokoka, African greenheart
- Local names
- Okan, Adoum
- Regions harvested
- East, South, Centre
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 olive, darkening on exposure
- Drying
- Slow — prone to checking
- Texture
- Medium to coarse
Typical uses
- Heavy civil and hydraulic construction
- Bridges and piling
- Railway sleepers
- Industrial flooring
- Exterior decking
Verified exporters handling Okan
