The present report describes the test procedures and presents the results of a study on the physical and mechanical properties, natural decay resistance and silica content of 28 tropical hardwoods which ere not tested prior to that time. The test trees were selected in the 1970ies in the virgin forests of the southwest Central African Republic, then the Central African Empire. All tests were carried out according to internationally accepted standards for small, smooth, defect-free samples. The potential end-use of the wood species tested is discussed.
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