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Leplaea thompsonii (Sprague & Hutch.) E. J. M. Koenen & J. J. De Wild.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Bossé foncé
Français Bossé foncé
Other names Kwabohoro; Guarea, Black, mutigbanaye (CI); black guarea (NG); bossé foncé (FR); bolon (CM); guarea, diambi (CD)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa
States and Territories Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Central African Republic

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Genus Leplaea
Species thompsonii
Author citation (Sprague & Hutch.) E. J. M. Koenen & J. J. De Wild.
Scientific name Leplaea thompsonii (Sprague & Hutch.) E. J. M. Koenen & J. J. De Wild.

Habitus

Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood rot bis braun/gelb bis braun bis rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 2
Beetle n/a
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs n/a

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood 1
Width of the sapwood m

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 600.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 690.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 850.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

GRTH , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,

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