Dicorynia guianensis
Angélique; basralocus
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Basralocus | |
| English | Angélique; basralocus | |
| Français | Angelique;Angelique Blanc;Angellique Gris | |
| Other names | zandlocus, kabakally, singapetou (SR), angélica do Para, tapaiuna (BR); "tec" de la Guayane (FR), Guayana "Teak" (trade) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | South America | |||
| States and Territories | French Guiana; Guyana; Surinam | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Dicorynia | |||
| Species | guianensis | |||
| Author citation | Amshoff | |||
| Scientific name | Dicorynia guianensis Amshoff | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caedigui.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2v | |||
| Mushrooms laboratory | 1 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | M | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | D | |||
| Remarks | /D mit Wechseldrehwuchs /E with interlocked grain /F avec contrefil /P apresenta grã entracruzada /S tiene hilo entrecruzado | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 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 | 720.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 750.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 790.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
DIGU , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
Dicorynia guianensis , ©Dennis Wilson