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Pericopsis angolensis (Baker) Meeuwen

Muanga

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Muanga
English Muanga
Français Muanga
Italiano Muanga
Suomi Muanga
Norsk Muanga
Čeština Muanga
Español Muanga
Svenska Muanga
Polski Muanga
Український Muanga
Român Muanga
Русский Muanga
Български Muanga
EESTI Muanga
日本語 Muanga
Other names Muanga

Further information

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Origin

Geographic Regions Eastern Africa
States and Territories Zimbabwe; Zambia; Zaire; Tanzania; Rwanda; Mozambique; Malawi; Angola

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Pericopsis
Species angolensis
Author citation (Baker) Meeuwen
Scientific name Pericopsis angolensis (Baker) Meeuwen

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1
Beetle n/a
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs n/a

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 3
Impregnability of the sapwood 2
Width of the sapwood s

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 810.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 860.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 890.00 kg/m3

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