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Coula edulis Baill.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Coula
Other names

Further information

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Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa
States and Territories Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; W-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Santalales
Family Coulaceae
Genus Coula
Species edulis
Author citation Baill.
Scientific name Coula edulis Baill.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 3
Impregnability of the sapwood n/a
Width of the sapwood s

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 900.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 1000.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 1100.00 kg/m3

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