Aucoumea klaineana
Okoumé, Gaboon, Angouma
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Okoumé | |
| Deutsch | Okoumé, Gabun-Mahagoni, Gaboon (DE); Gabun (DE) | |
| English | Okoumé, Gaboon, Angouma | |
| Français | Okoumé | |
| Italiano | Okumè, Okoumè | |
| Suomi | Gabonpuu, Gaboninmahonki, Okoume | |
| Norsk | Okoumé, Gabun-Mahagoni, Gaboon (DE); Gabun (DE) | |
| Čeština | Okoumé, Gabun-Mahagoni, Gaboon (DE); Gabun (DE) | |
| Español | Okoumé, Gabun-Mahagoni, Gaboon (DE); Gabun (DE) | |
| Svenska | Okumeträd, Gabon | |
| Polski | Okoumé, Gabun-Mahagoni, Gaboon (DE); Gabun (DE) | |
| Український | Okoumé, Gabun-Mahagoni, Gaboon (DE); Gabun (DE) | |
| Român | Okoumé, Gabun-Mahagoni, Gaboon (DE); Gabun (DE) | |
| Русский | Okoumé, Gabun-Mahagoni, Gaboon (DE); Gabun (DE) | |
| Български | Okoumé, Gabun-Mahagoni, Gaboon (DE); Gabun (DE) | |
| EESTI | Okoumé, Gabun-Mahagoni, Gaboon (DE); Gabun (DE) | |
| 日本語 | Okoumé, Gabun-Mahagoni, Gaboon (DE); Gabun (DE) | |
| Other names | angouma, okaka (GA), angum, ongoumi, moukoumi, zonga (GQ) Angouma (GA) ; Mfumu (CM) ; N’Goumi (GQ) ; N’Kumi (CG) ; Okoumé (GA) ; Okumé (GQ) |
Further information
| Intkey | ||
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
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| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa; Congo Basin | |||
| States and Territories | S-Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; SW-Congo [Brazzaville] | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Burseraceae | |||
| Genus | Aucoumea | |||
| Species | klaineana | |||
| Author citation | Pierre | |||
| Scientific name | Aucoumea klaineana Pierre | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/buraukla.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/rot und hellgraurosa und rötliche Tönung | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 4 | |||
| Mushrooms laboratory | 4to5 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 3 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | n/a | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 3.80 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 5.60 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 430.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 440.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 450.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 66.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 5.10 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 8300.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Note on machine processing | Silicate can dull tools | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
Janka hardness
| Parallel | 2500 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 1.8 | % | ||
| Tangential | 3.2 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Verkleidung; Furniture; Doors & Windowframes; plywood |
Appearances
Wood
AUKL , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere
Aucoumea klaineana , ©Dennis Wilson