Chatoyance was measured by the chatometry.com team using the PZC method. The statistics for this specific timber are hereby summarized to provide an evaluation of data robustness:
Number of sources for samples: 1
Number of individual trees analyzed: 1
Number of specimens: 2
Number of measurements: 6
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 12.7
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 8.2
Max PZC average on one log: 10.1
Min PZC average on one log: 10.1
PZC Average of all logs: 10.1

Species: hexalobus crispiflorus
Family: Annonaceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: Hexalobus crispiflorus is a small to medium-sized tree native to tropical Africa, known for its simple, glossy leaves and highly distinctive, fragrant, creamy-white to yellow, star-shaped flowers with uniquely narrow, often twisted or crinkled petals that give them a “crispy” appearance.
Other Local Names: Chungé, Evota, Leoué, Owé, Pota, Siéléké, Lapawe, Mossome

Reference Colour: Creamy white
Texture: Fine
Grain: Straight
Interlocked Grain: Absent

Diameter: 60÷80cm
Density @12% MC: 550kg/m³
Janka Hardness: 630lbf
Crushing Strength @12%MC: 50MPa
Static Bending Strength @12%MC: 77MPa
Longitudinal Modulus of Elasticity E: 12.9GPa
Volumetric Shrinkage Coefficient: 0.35% per %
Total Tangential Shrinkage TS: 8.1%
Total Radial Shrinkage TS: 3.8%
T/R Anisotropy Ratio: 2.1-
Fibre Saturation Point: 26%
Thermal Conductivity: 0.19W/mk
Sapwood Demarcation: Not demarcated

Resistance to Decay: Class 3 – moderately durable
Resistance to Dry Wood Borers: Class D – durable (heartwood durable but sapwood not clearly demarcated)
Resistance to Termites: Class S – susceptible
Treatability: Class – 3-4 – poorly or not permeable
Use Class Covered by Natural Durability: Class 2 – inside or under cover (dampness possible) OWUI

Log Buoyancy: Floats
Log Conservation: Moderate (treatment recommended)
Drying Rate: Normal
Drying Risk of Distortion: Slight risk
Drying Risk of Case Hardening: No known specific risk
Drying Risk of Checking: Slight risk

Blunting Effect: Normal
Machining Tool: Ordinary
Suitability for Peeling: Not recommended or without interest
Suitability for Slicing: Not recommended or without interest
Sawing Machining Notes: Wood difficult to saw due to the uneven shape of the logs.
Assembly Nailing Screwing: Good
Additional Notes: Not present on the international market but widely used for a large range of everyday, objects
End Uses: Turned goods, Interior joinery, Shipbuilding, Built-in furniture or mobile item, Boxes and crates, Blockboard, Open boats, Fibre or particle boards, Vehicle or container flooring, Flooring, Musical instruments, Pulp, Panelling, Cooperage, Exterior joinery

Source 1: Tropical Timber Atlas, Editions Quae, e-ISBN 978-2-7592-2770-9