Canarium schweinfurthii
African Canarium; Bediwunua
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | African Canarium | |
| Deutsch | Aiélé | |
| English | African Canarium; Bediwunua | |
| Français | Aiélé | |
| Italiano | Aiélé | |
| Suomi | Aiélé | |
| Norsk | Aiélé | |
| Čeština | Aiélé | |
| Español | Aiélé | |
| Svenska | Aiélé | |
| Polski | Aiélé | |
| Український | Aiélé | |
| Român | Aiélé | |
| Русский | Aiélé | |
| Български | Aiélé | |
| EESTI | Aiélé | |
| 日本語 | Aiélé | |
| Other names | Aiélé , canarium (DE, GB, BE, NG); m'bili (AO, CG, LR); African canarium (GB, NG); bidikala, bidinkala, mbidikala (BE, CD); ahie, labe (CI); abel, abeul, ovili (GA); bediwunua (GH); olem (GQ); atué, botua, wotua (CM); goekwehn (LR); elimi, ibagho (NG); m'wafu (UG); bobele, mubiri, mupafu (CD) |
Further information
| Intkey | ||
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
| FSC | ||
| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa; Eastern Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; SW-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; ?Equatorial Guinea; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Central African Republic; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Uganda; W-Tanzania; N-Angola; N-Zambia | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Burseraceae | |||
| Genus | Canarium | |||
| Species | schweinfurthii | |||
| Author citation | Engl. | |||
| Scientific name | Canarium schweinfurthii Engl. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/burcasch.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | without color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | gelb bis hell | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 5 | |||
| Beetle | n/a | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | n/a | |||
| Remarks | Splintholz nicht beständig gegen Lyctus /D häufig Wechseldrehwuchs /E frequently with interlocked grain /F contrefil fréquent /P freqüentemente com grã entrecruzad /S frecuentemente con hilo entrecruzado | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | m | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 490.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 500.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 530.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
CNSC , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
CNSC , wood, label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,