Baillonella toxisperma
African pearwood
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Moabi | |
| Deutsch | Moabi | |
| English | African pearwood | |
| Français | Moabi | |
| Italiano | Moabi | |
| Suomi | Moabi | |
| Norsk | Moabi | |
| Čeština | Moabi | |
| Español | Moabi | |
| Svenska | Moabi | |
| Polski | Moabi | |
| Український | Moabi | |
| Român | Moabi | |
| Русский | Moabi | |
| Български | Moabi | |
| EESTI | Moabi | |
| 日本語 | Moabi | |
| Other names | adjap, ayap, djave (CM); ayap (GQ); dimpampi (CG); m'foi (GA); muamba jaune (CD) |
Further information
| Intkey | ||
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
| FSC | ||
| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Nigeria; Cabinda; Central African Republic; Cameroon; Congo; Gabon; Zaire | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Ericales | |||
| Family | Sapotaceae | |||
| Genus | Baillonella | |||
| Species | toxisperma | |||
| Author citation | Pierre | |||
| Scientific name | Baillonella toxisperma Pierre | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/sapbatox.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun bis rot | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 1 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | D | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | D | |||
| Remarks | Unter Laborbedin-gungen nicht beständig gegen Termiten | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 3-4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | n/a | |||
| Width of the sapwood | m | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 770.00 | 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
Baillonella toxisperma , ©Dennis Wilson