Lovoa swynnertonii
African Walnut
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Dibétou | |
| English | African Walnut | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa; Eastern Africa | |||
| States and Territories | E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Uganda; Rwanda; Kenya; NE-Tanzania; S-Zimbabwe; C-Mozambique | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Meliaceae | |||
| Genus | Lovoa | |||
| Species | swynnertonii | |||
| Author citation | Baker fil. | |||
| Scientific name | Lovoa swynnertonii Baker fil. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 3to4 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 3-4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 2 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s-m | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 450.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 550.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 650.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
LVTR , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere