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Chrysophyllum perpulchrum Mildbr. ex Hutch. & Dalziel

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Longhi
Other names

Further information

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Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa
States and Territories Ghana; Guinea; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Nigeria; Central African Republic; Cameroon; Congo; Gabon; Zaire; Tanzania; Uganda

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Ericales
Family Sapotaceae
Genus Chrysophyllum
Species perpulchrum
Author citation Mildbr. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
Scientific name Chrysophyllum perpulchrum Mildbr. ex Hutch. & Dalziel

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 4
Beetle S
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs S
Remarks Nicht beständig gegen Lyctus

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 1
Impregnability of the sapwood 2
Width of the sapwood x

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 700.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 730.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 800.00 kg/m3

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