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Nauclea xanthoxylon (A.Chev.) Aubrév.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Opepe
Other names Bilinga

Further information

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Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa
States and Territories Ivory Coast; Central African Republic; Sudan

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Gentianales
Family Rubiaceae
Genus Nauclea
Species xanthoxylon
Author citation (A.Chev.) Aubrév.
Scientific name Nauclea xanthoxylon (A.Chev.) Aubrév.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1
Beetle n/a
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs M-D
Remarks Unter Laborbedingungen nicht beständig gegen Termiten

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 2
Impregnability of the sapwood 1
Width of the sapwood s

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 740.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 750.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 780.00 kg/m3

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