Mildbraediodendron excelsum
Muyati
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Muyati | |
| Other names | bolélembé, bolélélembé (CD) |
Origin
| States and Territories | Zaire; Uganda; Sudan; Nigeria; Ghana; Central African Rep.; Cameroon | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Mildbraediodendron | |||
| Species | excelsum | |||
| Author citation | Harms | |||
| Scientific name | Mildbraediodendron excelsum Harms | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caemiexc.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/braun und gelb | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
| Remarks | /D Oberfläche mit auffälliger hell-dunkel Zeichnung durch stark ausgeprägtes paratracheales Parenchym /E typically variegated surface due to abundant light-coloured paratracheal parenchyma /F surface ramagée typique, due aux bandes claires de parenchyme /P superfôcie tipicamente variegada devido ô presência de parênquima paratraqueal de cor clara e abundante /S superficie tipicamente variegada debido a la presencia de parénquima paratraqueal claro y abundante | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 0.9-1.0 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Mildbraediodendron excelsum , ©Dennis Wilson