Niové

Niové’s heartwood is a fresh orange-brown in colour, darkening to light red-brown to dark red-brown, sometimes showing darker streaks on the quarter cuts. The 80-100 mm thick, light coloured sapwood merges into a light orange-yellow transitional zone which can be quite thick between the heartwood and the sapwood. Freshly cut, Niové has a peppery smell.

Properties of this timber species

General

• Botanical name: Staudtia stipitata / Staudtia kamerunensis
• ATIBT name: Niové

 Uses

• Used for interior and exterior work, such as frames, panelling, stairs, thresholds, parquet, coachbuilding, wagon floors, turned goods, veneer
• Also used for furniture, but in its solid form it is too heavy

 Durability

• Resistance to fungi: class 1 (very durable), the transitional zone between the heartwood and the sapwood is not durable and should be removed for outdoor uses.
• Resistance to insects: Termites class D (sapwood and heartwood very durable)

 Density

• (800)-850-(1000) kg/m³ at 12% moisture content
• Fresh 1000-1100 kg/m³

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