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Erythrophleum suaveolens (Guill. & Perr.) Brenan

Tali; Ordeal Tree; Red Water Tree; Red Water Tree Of Sierra Leone; Sasswood; Sassy Bark

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Missanda
English Tali; Ordeal Tree;Red Water Tree;Red Water Tree Of Sierra Leone;Sasswood;Sassy Bark
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa; Eastern Africa
States and Territories Zimbabwe; Zambia; Zaire; Uganda; Togo; Tanzania; Sudan; Sri Lanka; Singapore; Sierra Leone; Senegal; Nigeria; Mozambique; Mali; Malawi; Kenya; Ivory Coast; Guinea Bissau; Guinea; Ghana; Gambia The; Chad; Central African Rep.; Cameroon

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Erythrophleum
Species suaveolens
Author citation (Guill. & Perr.) Brenan
Scientific name Erythrophleum suaveolens (Guill. & Perr.) Brenan

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs S-M

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood n/a
Width of the sapwood f

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 1000.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Tali;  Ordeal Tree; Red Water Tree; Red Water Tree Of Sierra Leone; Sasswood; Sassy Bark

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