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Nesogordonia fouassieri (A. Chev.) Capuron

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Kotibé
Other names Danta

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa; Eastern Africa
States and Territories Central African Republic; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Gabon; Benin

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Malvaceae
Genus Nesogordonia
Species fouassieri
Author citation (A. Chev.) Capuron
Scientific name Nesogordonia fouassieri (A. Chev.) Capuron

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3
Beetle D
Termites M-D
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 3-4
Impregnability of the sapwood 1-2
Width of the sapwood s

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 710.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 730.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 760.00 kg/m3

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