LIGNUM – Holzwirtschaft Schweiz | Economie suisse du bois | Economia svizzera del legno
Mühlebachstrasse 8 | 8008 Zürich | Tel. 044 267 47 77 | Fax 044 267 47 87 | info@lignum.ch

> Printversion

> Catalog Wood species

Mammea africana G. Don

Oboto

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Oboto
English Oboto
Other names djimbo (CI); bom pegya (GH); ologbomidu (NG); abotzok (CM); oboto, ebornzork (GA); m'bossi, libu (CG); bokoli, m'boza, boliki (CD); mammee-apple (GB); abricotier d'Afrique (FR)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Africa
States and Territories Benin; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Central African Republic; Angola

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Calophyllaceae
Genus Mammea
Species africana
Author citation G. Don
Scientific name Mammea africana G. Don

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/clumaafr.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/rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 0.6-0.75 kg/m3

Appearances