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Zanthoxylum heitzii (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Waterman

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Olon
Other names

Further information

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Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa
States and Territories Gabon; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; W-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Congo [Brazzaville]

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Rutaceae
Genus Zanthoxylum
Species heitzii
Author citation (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Waterman
Scientific name Zanthoxylum heitzii (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Waterman

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3
Beetle S
Termites M
Lithophagous molluscs S
Remarks Neigt zur Bläue

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 2-3
Impregnability of the sapwood 2-3
Width of the sapwood x

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 500.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 550.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 640.00 kg/m3

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