Mitragyna stipulosa
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Abura | |
| Other names | Bahia;: Subaha (Gahna) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa; Eastern Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Benin; Gambia, The; Ghana; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo; Cabinda; Central African Republic; Cameroon; Congo; Gabon; Zaire; Chad; Sudan; Uganda; Angola; Zambia | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Gentianales | |||
| Family | Rubiaceae | |||
| Genus | Mitragyna | |||
| Species | stipulosa | |||
| Author citation | (DC.) Kuntze | |||
| Scientific name | Mitragyna stipulosa (DC.) Kuntze | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/rubmicil.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun bis hell/rot bis gelb/braun bis gelb/rot bis hell | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 5 | |||
| Beetle | S | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 2 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | m | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 550.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 560.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 600.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
HLCL , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
HLCL , wood, label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,