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Nauclea diderrichii (De Wild.) Merr.

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)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

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

Opepe; bilinga, aloma, badi, kusia

NADD , Wood, Label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,

Opepe; bilinga, aloma, badi, kusia

NADD , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,

Opepe; bilinga, aloma, badi, kusia

Nauclea diderrichii , ©Dennis Wilson

Flower

Opepe; bilinga, aloma, badi, kusia

NADD , illustration , ©K. R. Mayer Determined by A. C. Smith & S. P. Darwin (1986)