PADOUK

Padouk TROPICAL TIMBER USES

The exotic timber Padouk is red, but quickly turns gray-brown in the light. It is a very durable wood that does not require any preservative treatment. The use of this species has therefore a double economic and ecological advantage of the use of this species. It can be used without treatment in marine or brackish water but only in temperate and cold environments.

Thanks to its characteristics, tropical wood Padouk is suitable for:

• hydraulic works, including in maritime environment
• exterior joinery
• shipbuilding
• but is also used in interior joinery, cabinet making and for miscellaneous uses

Where to buy Padouk?

DISTRIBUTION AREA OF the species padouk

The tropical tree Padouk is characteristic of West and Central Africa: it is found from southern Nigeria to northern Angola, and in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

ECOLOGY and biology OF THE SPECIES padouk

The species Padouk is a deciduous tree: it loses its leaves for part of the year. It grows in dense humid forests, often near rivers.

DESCRIPTION OF pao rosa timber

• Color: red
• Sapwood: clearly demarcated
• Texture: coarse
• Grain: straight or interlocked
• Interlocked grain: slight

PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF padouk TROPICAL TIMBER

See the Tropix sheet of Padouk (CIRAD).

NATURAL DURABILITY AND TREATABILITY OF padouk TROPICAL TIMBER

See the Tropix sheet of Padouk (CIRAD).

• Funghi: class 1 - very durable
• Dry wood borers: durable - sapwood demarcated (risk limited to sapwood)
• Termites : class D -  durable
• Treatability: class 2 - moderately permeable
• Use class ensured by natural durability: class 4 - in ground or fresh water
• Species covering the use class 5: Yes

PROCESSING OF padouk TROPICAL TIMBER

See the Tropix sheet of Padouk (CIRAD).

Sources :

• CIRAD
• ATIBT
• Q. Meunier, C. Moumbogou, J.-L. Doucet, 2015, Les arbres utiles du Gabon

Copyright: Q. Meunier, C. Moumbogou, J.-L. Doucet, 2015, Les arbres utiles du Gabon