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Turraeanthus africanus (Welw. ex C. DC.) Pellegr.

Avodiré

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Avodiré
Deutsch Avodiré
English Avodiré
Français Avodiré
Italiano Avodiré
Suomi Avodiré
Norsk Avodiré
Čeština Avodiré
Español Avodiré
Svenska Avodiré
Polski Avodiré
Український Avodiré
Român Avodiré
Русский Avodiré
Български Avodiré
EESTI Avodiré
日本語 Avodiré
Other names Avodiré (DE, CI, FR, GB, NL), agbé, agbouain, Kakné (CI), apapaye, wansenwa (GH), apaya (NG), engan (CM), esu, kisanda, lusamba (CD), songo (CF)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa
States and Territories Liberia; Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast; Ghana; SE-Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; NW-Angola; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Central African Republic

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Meliaceae
Genus Turraeanthus
Species africanus
Author citation (Welw. ex C. DC.) Pellegr.
Scientific name Turraeanthus africanus (Welw. ex C. DC.) Pellegr.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/meltuafr.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 hell bis gelb

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 4
Beetle S
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs S
Remarks Neigt zur Bläue /D häufig lebhafte Faserabweichungen und Wechseldrehwuchs /E interlocked grain and other fibre irregularities frequent /F contrefil ou autres irrégularités de fil fréquents /P grã entrecruzada e outras irregularidades de crecimento frequentes /S hilo entrecruzado y otras irregularidades de crecimiento frecuentes

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 4
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 540.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 550.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 560.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Avodiré

TUAF , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,

Avodiré

TUAF , wood, label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,