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Guibourtia demeusei (Harms) J.Leonard

Cameroons Copal; Congo Copal

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Bubinga
Deutsch Bubinga
English Cameroons Copal; Congo Copal
Français Bubinga
Italiano Bubinga
Suomi Bubinga
Norsk Bubinga
Čeština Bubinga
Español Bubinga
Svenska Bubinga
Polski Bubinga
Український Bubinga
Român Bubinga
Русский Bubinga
Български Bubinga
EESTI Bubinga
日本語 Bubinga
Other names Paka; Ebana

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
Cites
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa
States and Territories Zaire; Gabon; Congo; Central African Rep.; Cameroon

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Guibourtia
Species demeusei
Author citation (Harms) J.Leonard
Scientific name Guibourtia demeusei (Harms) J.Leonard

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caeguehi.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Mit Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun/gelb/grün

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 2
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs S-M

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 4
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 700.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 830.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 910.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Cameroons Copal; Congo Copal

GUXX , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

Cameroons Copal; Congo Copal

GUXX , pommele, geschaelt , ©Bollinger Furniere

Cameroons Copal; Congo Copal

GUXX , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

Cameroons Copal; Congo Copal

GUXX , 100x75mm , ©Hansueli Schmid