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Albizia ferruginea (Guill. & Perr.) Benth.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Latandza
Other names Musase; Awiemfo-Samina (Gahna)

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa
States and Territories Zaire; Uganda; Togo; Sierra Leone; Senegal; Nigeria; Ivory Coast; Guinea Bissau; Guinea; Ghana; Gambia The; Gabon; Central African Rep.; Cameroon; Benin; Angola

Botany

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

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 2
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 3
Impregnability of the sapwood 3
Width of the sapwood S

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 600.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 650.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

AZXX , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,

AZXX , wood, label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,