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Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C. DC.

Tiama

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Tiama
English Tiama
Other names Gedu nohor (Nigeria); Edinam

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa; Eastern Africa
States and Territories Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Uganda; South Sudan; W-Kenya; Central African Republic

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Meliaceae
Genus Entandrophragma
Species angolense
Author citation (Welw.) C. DC.
Scientific name Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C. DC.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun bis rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3
Beetle D
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood 3
Width of the sapwood b

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 550.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 560.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 570.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Tiama

ENAN , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

Tiama

ENAN , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,

Tiama

ENAN , wood, label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,

Tiama

Entandrophragma angolense , ©Dennis Wilson