{"id":452,"date":"2009-01-06T18:40:39","date_gmt":"2009-01-07T00:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/?p=452"},"modified":"2023-08-22T07:46:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T12:46:24","slug":"opepe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/opepe\/","title":{"rendered":"Opepe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"452\" class=\"elementor elementor-452\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c5854c6 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c5854c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6651ae93\" data-id=\"6651ae93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221c9f28 custom-breadcrumbs elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"221c9f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/\"><!-- home --><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><strong> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/\">Hardwoods<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/rubiaceae\/\">Rubiaceae<\/a> &gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/rubiaceae\/nauclea\/\"> Nauclea <\/a>&gt; <\/strong>diderrichii\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c694cb3\" data-id=\"5c694cb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b648a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54b648a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/references\">DATA SOURCE(S):<\/a> 1,6,8,14<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e28c4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e28c4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-260c9fbe\" data-id=\"260c9fbe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-500e09e8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"500e09e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_25588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25588\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii-225x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii-225x450.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii-300x600.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii-75x150.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opepe (Nauclea diderrichii)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45485591\" data-id=\"45485591\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a02ab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14a02ab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/common-name\/\"><strong>Common Name(s):<\/strong><\/a> Opepe, bilinga<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/scientific-name\/\"><strong>Scientific Name:<\/strong><\/a> <i>Nauclea diderrichii<\/i><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/distribution\/\"><strong>Distribution:<\/strong><\/a> West and Central Africa<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/tree-size\/\"><strong>Tree Size:<\/strong><\/a> 100-160 ft <span class=\"metric\">(30-50 m)<\/span> tall,<\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3-6 ft <span class=\"metric\">(1-2 m)<\/span> trunk diameter<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/average-dried-weight\/\"><strong>Average Dried Weight:<\/strong><\/a> 48.2 lbs\/ft<sup>3<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(770 kg\/m<sup>3<\/sup>)<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/specific-gravity\/\"><strong>Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC)<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> .63, .77<\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/janka-hardness\/\"><strong>Janka Hardness<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> 1,550 lb<sub>f<\/sub> <span class=\"metric\">(6,890 N)<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/modulus-of-rupture\/\"><strong>Modulus of Rupture<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> 16,870 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(116.3 MPa)<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/modulus-of-elasticity\/\"><strong>Elastic Modulus<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> 1,921,000 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(13.25 GPa)<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/crushing-strength\/\"><strong>Crushing Strength<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> 9,480 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(65.3 MPa)<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/dimensional-shrinkage\/\"><strong>Shrinkage<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> Radial: 4.8%, Tangential: 8.1%,<\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Volumetric: 12.6%, T\/R Ratio: 1.7<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9f86e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef9f86e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#pics\"><i class=\"fa fa-camera-retro fa-lg\"><\/i> <strong>More images<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"#identification\"><i class=\"fa fa-search fa-lg\"><\/i> <strong>Identification<\/strong><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34f1d0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34f1d0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-226716a\" data-id=\"226716a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38657aba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38657aba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-color-appearance\/\"><strong>Color\/Appearance:<\/strong><\/a> Heartwood is golden brown or orange, darkening over time. Sapwood is light yellow and is clearly demarcated from heartwood.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-grain-texture\/\">Grain\/Texture:<\/a><\/strong> Grain is generally interlocked and\/or irregular. With a uniform coarse texture with good natural luster.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-durability\/\">Rot Resistance:<\/a><\/strong> Rated as moderately durable to very durable; heartwood is reported to have moderate to good resistance to insects and marine borers.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-workability\/\"><strong>Workability:<\/strong><\/a> Moderately easy to work, though care must be taken on quartersawn surfaces or where the grain is highly irregular to avoid tearout. Poor bending properties. Turns, glues, and finishes well.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-odor\/\">Odor:<\/a><\/strong> No characteristic odor.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/\"><strong>Allergies\/Toxicity:<\/strong><\/a> Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, opepe has been reported as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/#sensitizer\">sensitizer<\/a>. Common reactions include skin, eye, and respiratory irritation, as well as fever, headaches, and other nervous system effects in some individuals. See the articles <a class=\"ar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/\">Wood Allergies and Toxicity<\/a> and <a class=\"ar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-dust-safety\/\">Wood Dust Safety<\/a> for more information.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-pricing-availability\/\"><strong>Pricing\/Availability:<\/strong><\/a> Usually available in large sizes as structural lumber, boards, flooring planks, or turning\/craft blanks. Prices are in the mid range for an imported hardwood.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/restricted-and-endangered-wood-species\/\"><strong>Sustainability:<\/strong><\/a> This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices, but is reported by the IUCN as being near threatened. Technically it doesn\u2019t meet the Red List criteria of a vulnerable or endangered species, but is close to qualifying and\/or may qualify in the near future. (Opepe was listed as vulnerable from 1998 to 2021, but has since been downgraded.)<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Common Uses:<\/strong><\/span> General construction, flooring, furniture, cabinetry, boatbuilding, docks, carving, and turned objects.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Comments:<\/strong><\/span> Opepe is used in marine applications, and is sometimes used in place of oak (except in cases where the wood needs to be bent, as it does not respond well to steam bending). 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finish being applied.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e59be42\" data-id=\"e59be42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3081c7af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3081c7af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a603899\" data-id=\"a603899\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e420560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e420560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_25590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25590\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii5-turned-ms-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii5-turned-ms-1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii5-turned-ms-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii5-turned-ms-1-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii5-turned-ms-1-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii5-turned-ms-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii5-turned-ms-1-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii5-turned-ms-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opepe (turned)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f772e2b\" data-id=\"3f772e2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d46f12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d46f12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"identification\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68536410\" data-id=\"68536410\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72fcecc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72fcecc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/\" name=\"identification\"><strong>Identification:<\/strong><\/a> See the article on <a class=\"ar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/\">Hardwood Anatomy<\/a> for definitions of endgrain features.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5766122c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5766122c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4828a76d\" data-id=\"4828a76d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-61ceaefd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61ceaefd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3959fcf6\" data-id=\"3959fcf6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c708d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12c708d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_38432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38432\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii4-225x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii4-225x338.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii4-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii4-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii4.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opepe (endgrain 10x)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-700611a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"700611a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_38431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38431\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii3-225x45.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii3-225x45.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii3-600x120.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii3-100x20.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nauclea-diderrichii3.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opepe (endgrain 1x)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53855a0e\" data-id=\"53855a0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a26989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a26989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#porosity\"><strong>Porosity<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> diffuse porous<\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#arrangement\"><strong>Arrangement<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> exclusively solitary, sometimes loosely arranged in diagonal or radial patterns not too dissimilar to eucalypts<\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#size\"><strong>Vessels<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> large to very large, few to very few; yellowish deposits occasionally present<\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#paratracheal\"><strong>Parenchyma<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> diffuse-in-aggregates<\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#rays\"><strong>Rays<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> narrow width, normal spacing; some rays are just barely visible without magnification<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Lookalikes\/Substitutes:<\/strong><\/span> Sometimes used in place of oak for exterior marine applications (though the two are not easily confused).<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/span> Heartwood\u00a0<a class=\"ar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/fluorescence-a-secret-weapon-in-wood-identification\/\">fluoresces faint to medium yellow\/green under blacklight<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5a51b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5a51b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a9878ec\" data-id=\"5a9878ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466d4bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"466d4bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/\"><!-- home --><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><strong> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/\">Hardwoods<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/rubiaceae\/\">Rubiaceae<\/a> &gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/rubiaceae\/nauclea\/\"> Nauclea <\/a>&gt; <\/strong>>Related Species\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1037391b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1037391b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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