Berlinia bracteosa
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Berlinia | |
| Other names | Ébiara |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Zaire; Nigeria; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Cameroon; Angola | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Berlinia | |||
| Species | bracteosa | |||
| Author citation | Benth. | |||
| Scientific name | Berlinia bracteosa Benth. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caebe-eb.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 bis gelb bis rosabraun bis dunkelrot | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 3 | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 4.40 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 8.90 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 700.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, lower limit | 91.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Flexural strength, mean | 104.50 | N/mm2 | ||
| Flexural strength, upper limit | 118.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 10850.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Note on machine processing | Can tear open when profiling | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
Janka hardness
| Parallel | 6050 | %/% | ||
Areas of application
| Furniture; Flooring |
Appearances
Wood
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