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Brachylaena hutchinsii Hutch.

Lowveld Silver Oak; Muhugu

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Mühühü
English Lowveld Silver Oak; Muhugu
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Eastern Africa
States and Territories South Africa (Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Kenya; N-Tanzania; Angola; Botswana; Mozambique; Zimbabwe; Namibia

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae
Genus Brachylaena
Species hutchinsii
Author citation Hutch.
Scientific name Brachylaena hutchinsii Hutch.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1
Beetle n/a
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs n/a

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood n/a
Width of the sapwood s

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 830.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 910.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 960.00 kg/m3

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