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Leplaea laurentii (De Wild.) E. J. M. Koenen & J. J. De Wild.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Guarea, Scented
Français Bossé
Other names Bossé clair

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

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

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Genus Leplaea
Species laurentii
Author citation (De Wild.) E. J. M. Koenen & J. J. De Wild.
Scientific name Leplaea laurentii (De Wild.) 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 2v
Beetle D
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs S
Remarks /D gelegentlich Austritt von Inhaltsstoffen an der Oberfläche /E occasionally exudation of coloured extractives on the surface /F parfois exudations colorées en surface /P ocasionalmente con exsudação de sustâncias orgânicas na superficie /S ocasionalmente exudaciones de extractivos coloridos en la superficie

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 570.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 580.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 630.00 kg/m3

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