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Cordia platythyrsa Baker

African cordia

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) African Cordia
Deutsch Afrikanische Cordia
English African cordia
Français Cordia d'Afrique
Italiano Afrikanische Cordia
Suomi Afrikanische Cordia
Norsk Afrikanische Cordia
Čeština Afrikanische Cordia
Español Afrikanische Cordia
Svenska Afrikanische Cordia
Polski Afrikanische Cordia
Український Afrikanische Cordia
Român Afrikanische Cordia
Русский Afrikanische Cordia
Български Afrikanische Cordia
EESTI Afrikanische Cordia
日本語 Afrikanische Cordia
Other names Cordia d'Afrique

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa
States and Territories Guinea; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin; ?Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; São Tomé; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Boraginales
Family Cordiaceae
Genus Cordia
Species platythyrsa
Author citation Baker
Scientific name Cordia platythyrsa Baker

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 2
Beetle D
Termites M
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 1
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 520.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 540.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 550.00 kg/m3

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