Tilia platyphyllos
European lime
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Sommerlinde; Sommer-Linde | |
| English | European lime | |
| Français | Tilleul à grandes feuilles | |
| Italiano | Tiglio nostrano; Tiglio nostrale | |
| Suomi | Sommerlinde; Sommer-Linde | |
| Norsk | Sommerlinde; Sommer-Linde | |
| Čeština | Sommerlinde; Sommer-Linde | |
| Español | Sommerlinde; Sommer-Linde | |
| Svenska | Sommerlinde; Sommer-Linde | |
| Polski | Sommerlinde; Sommer-Linde | |
| Український | Sommerlinde; Sommer-Linde | |
| Român | Sommerlinde; Sommer-Linde | |
| Русский | Sommerlinde; Sommer-Linde | |
| Български | Sommerlinde; Sommer-Linde | |
| EESTI | Sommerlinde; Sommer-Linde | |
| 日本語 | Sommerlinde; Sommer-Linde | |
| Other names |
Further information
| Intkey | ||
| WSL | ||
| InfoFlora | ||
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
| FSC | ||
| Label Swiss Wood | ||
| Lignapool | ||
| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Europe; Mittelmeergebiet; Northern Africa; Mittlerer Osten | |||
| Swiss wood | Native in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malvales | |||
| Family | Malvaceae | |||
| Genus | Tilia | |||
| Species | platyphyllos | |||
| Author citation | Scop. | |||
| Scientific name | Tilia platyphyllos Scop. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/tilti-li.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | without color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | hell bis gelb hell bis braun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 5 | |||
| Common furniture beetle (Anobium) | n/a | |||
| Termites | S | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 1 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | x | |||
Physical properties
| Density, air dry u =15%, lower limit | 350.00 | % | ||
| Density, air dry u =15%, upper limit | 600.00 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 520.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 540.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 560.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Compressive strength, mean value | 44–52 | N/mm2 | ||
| Tensile strength, mean | 85.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Flexural strength, mean | 90–106 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 7400.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Areas of application
| interior panelling; art objects |
Appearances
Wood
TIXX , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
TIXX , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere
Tilia platyphyllos , ©Lignum
Bark
TIXX , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
TIXX , IMG, 6523 ,
TIXX , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Twigs
TIXX , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
TIXX , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson