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Densities of African Hardwoods and Softwoods African Hardwood Species African Softwood Species


 

Density of various African Softwoods and Hardwoods
(based on clear specimens at 12% moisture content)
South African Softwoods

Species
Botanical Name

 Common Name Country of Origin Density
(kg / m3)
Pinus Elliottii Elliottii Pine South Africa 494
Pinus Patula Patula Pine South Africa 498
Pinus Radiata Radiata Pine South Africa 611
Pinus Taeda Taeda Pine South Africa 578
 
African Hardwoods

Species
Botanical Name

 Common Name Country of Origin Density
(kg / m3)
Acacia Melanoxylon Australian Blackwood Tanzania 661
Afzelia Quanzensis Chanfuta Mozambique 775
Baikiaea Plurijuga Zambezi Teak Zimbabwe / Zambia 914
Chlorophore Excelsa Iroko Uganda 656
Cinnamomum Camphora Camphor South Africa  
Colophospermum Mopane Chanate Mozambique 1250
Combretum Imberbe Monzo Mozambique 1229
Cryptomeria Japonica  Japanese Cedar South Africa 323
Cynometra Alexandria Ironwood Uganda 864
Dalbergia Baroni Baker Pallisandre Madagascar  
Dalbergia Melanoxylon Blackwood Mozambique / Zambia 1280
Diospyros Mesipiliformis African Ebony Zimbabwe / Zambia 781
Entandrophragma Cylindricum Sapele Uganda 640
Eucalyptus Camaldulensis  Camaldulensis South Africa  
Eucalyptus Cloeziana Cloeziana Gum South Africa 875
Eucalyptus Diversicolor Karri Gum South Africa 882
Eucalyptus Grandis Grandis South Africa 695 - 850
Eucalyptus Saligna Saligna South Africa 695 - 850
Guibortia Coleosperma Rosewood Zimbabwe / Zambia 450 - 650
Guibortia Conjugata Chacate Preto Mozambique 1110
Khaya Grandifolio Mahogany Uganda / Tanzania / Zambia 649
Khaya Nyasica Mahogany Uganda / Tanzania / Zambia 649
Millettia Stuhlmannii Panga Panga Mozambique / Tanzania 848
Pericopsis Angolensis Afrormosia Mozambique 690
Pterocarpus Angolensis Kiaat Mozambique / Tanzania / Zambia 642
Swartzia Madagascarensis Pau Ferro Mozambique / Tanzania 1024
Tectona Grandis Teak Tanzania 1200
 
 
 Protea Timber & Building Materials International (Pty) Ltd
 
19B African Street,
Oaklands, 2192,
Johannesburg
 
Tel: (27-11) 483-3988 or Tel: (27-11) 483-2785
Fax: (27-11) 541-4407
e-mail: rajak@proteatimbers.co.za
 
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