Eperua falcata
Wallaba
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Walaba | |
| English | Wallaba | |
| Other names | Apa;Apa Roxo;Baboen Walaba;Bioudou;Biouolou Wata;Bootlace Tree;Bylhout;Carota;Itoeli Walaba;Mahomillo Negro;Rosa De Montana;Sand Wallaba;Soft Wallaba;Tamoeno Pale-o;Wallaba;Wapa Gras;Wapa Huileux;Waraba;White Wallaba;Zwarte Walaba |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | South America | |||
| States and Territories | Venezuela; Trinidad & Tobago; Surinam; Guyana; French Guiana; Cameroon; Brazil | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Eperua | |||
| Species | falcata | |||
| Author citation | Aubl. | |||
| Scientific name | Eperua falcata Aubl. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caesepsp.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/rot | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 1 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | D | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | D | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 3 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s-m | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 800.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 900.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 950.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Bark
EPFA , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
EPFA , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
EPFA , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson