Terminalia superba Engl. & Diels
Afara, superb terminalia, limba, afara (UK), korina (US), frake (Africa), African limba wood, ofram
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Afara | |
| Deutsch | Limba, Limbabaum, Weisse Myrobalane | |
| English | Afara, superb terminalia, limba, afara (UK), korina (US), frake (Africa), African limba wood, ofram | |
| Français | Fraké | |
| Italiano | Limba, Limbabaum, Weisse Myrobalane | |
| Suomi | Limba, Limbabaum, Weisse Myrobalane | |
| Norsk | Limba, Limbabaum, Weisse Myrobalane | |
| Čeština | Limba, Limbabaum, Weisse Myrobalane | |
| Español | Limba, Limbabaum, Weisse Myrobalane | |
| Svenska | Limba, Limbabaum, Weisse Myrobalane | |
| Polski | Limba, Limbabaum, Weisse Myrobalane | |
| Український | Limba, Limbabaum, Weisse Myrobalane | |
| Român | Limba, Limbabaum, Weisse Myrobalane | |
| Русский | Limba, Limbabaum, Weisse Myrobalane | |
| Български | Limba, Limbabaum, Weisse Myrobalane | |
| EESTI | Limba, Limbabaum, Weisse Myrobalane | |
| 日本語 | Limba, Limbabaum, Weisse Myrobalane | |
| Other names | limba (AO, DE, CD), limba blanc, limba clair (FR) limbo (CG), white afara (GB), fraké (CI), akom (CM, GQ), afara (NG) efram (GH) moulimba (AO); /D für dunkelkerniges Limba: /E for dark (discoloured) limba: /F pour les limba colorés: /S para limba oscuro (discolorido): / limba noir, limba bariolé, noyer du Mayombe (F)); egoin (NG) framo, ekblale, farayen frameri (GH), baye, bagi, kojagei, bili (LR) fram tra (CI), nkom, bakome, end, mukonja, akom (CM), ndimba (CG), chêne-limbo (trade); Ofram |
Further information
| Intkey | ||
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
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| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Guinea; Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; W-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Myrtales | |||
| Family | Combretaceae | |||
| Genus | Terminalia | |||
| Species | superba | |||
| Author citation | Engl. & Diels | |||
| Scientific name | Terminalia superba Engl. & Diels | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/cobtesup.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun bis gelb bis hell bis grün | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 4 | |||
| Beetle | S | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
| Remarks | Nicht beständig gegen Lyctus | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 2 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | (x) | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 550.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 560.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 600.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
TMSP , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
TMSP , rift, kern, frake , ©Bollinger Furniere
TMSP , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere
TMSP , 100x75mm , ©Hansueli Schmid
TMSP , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
TMSP , wood, label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
Bark
TMSP , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Flower
TMSP , micro, tangential ,
TMSP , querschnitt ,
TMSP , wood, macro ,