Mkoulouku
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
At a glance
Scientific nameStrychnos sp.
Trade / common nameMkoulouku
FamilyLoganiaceae
RegionSouth America · Middle Africa · Eastern Africa · Central America · Western Africa · Africa
Distribution
The genus Strychnos consists of several species of shrubs, vines, and small to medium-sized trees which are distributed in most of the tropical regions of the world.
Uses
Balusters, Bedroom suites, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Mine timbers, Moldings, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Pile-driver cushions, Piling, Plain veneer, Plywood, Poles, Turnery, Veneer
Countries & Distribution
These country connections come directly from the same SQL country–species bridge used by Country Detail and the Global Navigator.
🇧🇷Brazil
captured
🇨🇲Cameroon
historical
🇨🇴Colombia
historical
🇰🇲Comoros
historical
🇨🇬Congo
historical
🇨🇷Costa Rica
historical
🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire
historical
🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo
historical
🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea
historical
🇬🇫French Guiana
historical
🇬🇦Gabon
captured
🇬🇭Ghana
historical
🇬🇾Guyana
historical
🇭🇳Honduras
historical
🇹🇿Tanzania
captured
🇻🇪Venezuela
historical
Wood images
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Appearance
Heartwood color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
Brown
Red
Yellow
Orange
Pink
White
Purple
Black
Highly variable
Yellowish brown
Brown - gray
Bark inclusions are common
Sapwood Color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
White
Yellow
Brown
Red
Green/Grey
Pink
Same as heartwood
Luster
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
High
Medium
Low
Uses & Applications
Common Uses
Balusters, Bedroom suites, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Mine timbers, Moldings, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Pile-driver cushions, Piling, Plain veneer, Plywood, Poles, Turnery, Veneer
Product Sources
Species in the genus are less important as a source of timber than for some of their non-timber products. St. Ignatius bean or Igasud (S. ignatti), a woody vine that is found in the forests of the Philippines, produces seeds which are a source of strychnine. S. toxifera , which occurs from Brazil to Costa Rica, yields Curare which is considered as one of the deadliest poisons. The poison is obtained from the bark and roots, and is widely used by some native Indians in South and Central America for poisoning their arrows. Curare paralyze almost instantaneously and soon causes death, even in very small doses.
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