Erythrophleum ivorense
missanda
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Missanda | |
| English | missanda | |
| Other names | Tali;Sasswood;Elon; Potrodom (Gahna) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa; Eastern Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Sierra Leone; Nigeria; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Guinea Bissau; Ghana; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Cameroon | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Erythrophleum | |||
| Species | ivorense | |||
| Author citation | A.Chev. | |||
| Scientific name | Erythrophleum ivorense A.Chev. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caeerivo.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/rot/gelb | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 1 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | D | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S-M | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | n/a | |||
| Width of the sapwood | f | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 4.80 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 8.40 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 800.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 900.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 1000.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 154.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 21.10 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 16300.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | difficult | |||
| Note on machine processing | High density and alternating rotary growth causes dulling on the tool | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
Janka hardness
| Parallel | 13000 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 1.3 | % | ||
| Tangential | 2.2999999999999998 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Marine; Street & Garden; Construction |
Appearances
Wood
EYXX , wood, label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
Erythrophleum ivorense , ©Dennis Wilson