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Intsia cuanzensis Oliv.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Afzelia
Other names Doussié

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Intsia
Species cuanzensis
Author citation Oliv.
Scientific name Intsia cuanzensis Oliv.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun/rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs S
Remarks Unter Laborbedingungen nicht beständig gegen Termiten

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 730.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 800.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 830.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

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