Nauclea diderrichii
Opepe; bilinga, aloma, badi, kusia
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Opepe | |
| Deutsch | Bilinga | |
| English | Opepe; bilinga, aloma, badi, kusia | |
| Français | Badi | |
| Italiano | Bilinga | |
| Suomi | Bilinga | |
| Norsk | Bilinga | |
| Čeština | Bilinga | |
| Español | Bilinga | |
| Svenska | Bilinga | |
| Polski | Bilinga | |
| Український | Bilinga | |
| Român | Bilinga | |
| Русский | Bilinga | |
| Български | Bilinga | |
| EESTI | Bilinga | |
| 日本語 | Bilinga | |
| Other names | Bilinga (DE, GA, FR, NL, GQ); opepe (NG, GB, BE); badi, sibo, bedo, ekusamba (CI); Kusia (GH); akondok, eke, aloma (CM); bonkangu, gulu maza (AO, CD); mokese, kilingi (UG) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Benin; Ghana; Guinea; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; Togo; Cabinda; Central African Republic; Cameroon; Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Zaire; Uganda; Fiji | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Gentianales | |||
| Family | Rubiaceae | |||
| Genus | Nauclea | |||
| Species | diderrichii | |||
| Author citation | (De Wild.) Merr. | |||
| Scientific name | Nauclea diderrichii (De Wild.) Merr. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/rubnadid.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | gelb bis rot bis braun | |||
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 | ||
Areas of application
| Decking |
Appearances
Wood
NADD , Wood, Label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
NADD , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
Nauclea diderrichii , ©Dennis Wilson
Flower
NADD , illustration , ©K. R. Mayer Determined by A. C. Smith & S. P. Darwin (1986)