Guibourtia arnoldiana (De Wild. & T.Durand) J.Leonard
Mutenye
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Mutényé | |
| English | Mutenye | |
| Other names | benge; mutene (BE, CD); kouan, ogboneli (CM); benzi, libengé, nténé, tungi (CG); "Jaspis-, Paradies-Nussbaum" (DE); "olivier tropical" (FR); "olive walnut" (GB) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Zaire; Gabon; Congo; Angola | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Guibourtia | |||
| Species | arnoldiana | |||
| Author citation | (De Wild. & T.Durand) J.Leonard | |||
| Scientific name | Guibourtia arnoldiana (De Wild. & T.Durand) J.Leonard | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caeguarn.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/gelb/grün | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 3 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | M-D | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 3-4 | |||
| 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 | 760.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 820.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 880.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
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