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Albizia angolensis Welw.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) latandza
Other names

Further information

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Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Albizia
Species angolensis
Author citation Welw.
Scientific name Albizia angolensis Welw.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 2
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 3
Impregnability of the sapwood 3
Width of the sapwood S

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 500.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 600.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 650.00 kg/m3

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