Triplochiton scleroxylon
Obeche
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Obeche | |
| Deutsch | Abachi | |
| English | Obeche | |
| Français | Samba/Obeche | |
| Italiano | Abachi | |
| Suomi | Abachi | |
| Norsk | Abachi | |
| Čeština | Abachi | |
| Español | Abachi | |
| Svenska | Abachi | |
| Polski | Abachi | |
| Український | Abachi | |
| Român | Abachi | |
| Русский | Abachi | |
| Български | Abachi | |
| EESTI | Abachi | |
| 日本語 | Abachi | |
| Other names | Wawa, Ayous |
Further information
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Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Guinea; Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Congo [Brazzaville] | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malvales | |||
| Family | Malvaceae | |||
| Genus | Triplochiton | |||
| Species | scleroxylon | |||
| Author citation | K. Schum. | |||
| Scientific name | Triplochiton scleroxylon K. Schum. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/stetrscl.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 | gelb bis hell | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 5 | |||
| Mushrooms laboratory | 4 | |||
| Beetle | S | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
| Remarks | Nicht beständig gegen Lyctus Neigt zur Bläue | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 3 | |||
| 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 | 370.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 390.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 400.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
TRSC , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere
TRSC , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
TRSC , wood, label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,