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Daniellia ogea (Harms) Holland

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Ogea
Other names Faro

Further information

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Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa
States and Territories Sierra Leone; Senegal; Nigeria; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Guinea Bissau; Ghana; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Daniellia
Species ogea
Author citation (Harms) Holland
Scientific name Daniellia ogea (Harms) Holland

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 4to5
Beetle n/a
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs n/a

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 2-3
Impregnability of the sapwood 1
Width of the sapwood b

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 480.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 490.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 510.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Daniellia ogea , ©Dennis Wilson