Piptadeniastrum africanum (Hook.f.) Brenan
Dabéma
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Dahoma | |
| Deutsch | Dabéma | |
| English | Dabéma | |
| Français | Dabéma | |
| Italiano | Dabéma | |
| Suomi | Dabéma | |
| Norsk | Dabéma | |
| Čeština | Dabéma | |
| Español | Dabéma | |
| Svenska | Dabéma | |
| Polski | Dabéma | |
| Український | Dabéma | |
| Român | Dabéma | |
| Русский | Dabéma | |
| Български | Dabéma | |
| EESTI | Dabéma | |
| 日本語 | Dabéma | |
| Other names | mbele, mbeli, guli (LR); dabema (CI); dahoma (GH); agboin, ekhimi (NG); atui (CM); tom (GQ); toum (GA); n'singa (AO, CG); bokungu, likundu (CD) |
Further information
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Origin
| Geographic Regions | Congo Basin | |||
| States and Territories | Zaire; Uganda; Togo; Sudan; Sierra Leone; Nigeria; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Gabon; Central African Rep.; Cameroon; Angola | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Piptadeniastrum | |||
| Species | africanum | |||
| Author citation | (Hook.f.) Brenan | |||
| Scientific name | Piptadeniastrum africanum (Hook.f.) Brenan | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/mimpiafr.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | gelbbraun bis goldbraun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 3 | |||
| Mushrooms laboratory | 2 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | D | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
| Remarks | ausgeprägter Geruch; Ammoniak Geruch, abgeschwächt durch Trocknung, verfliegt im Laufe der Zeit | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 2 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | n/a | |||
| Width of the sapwood | m-b | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 4.00 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 9.50 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 600.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 700.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 800.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 104.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 15.50 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 12000.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | difficult | |||
| Note on machine processing | Alternating rotary growth causes dulling on the tool | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | moderate to poor | |||
Janka hardness
| Parallel | 6850 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 2.5 | % | ||
| Tangential | 5 | % | ||
Areas of application
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Appearances
Wood
Piptadeniastrum africanum , ©Precious Woods
PIAF , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
PIAF , wood, label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,