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Pterygota macrocarpa K. Schum.

African pterygota

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Koto
Deutsch Koto
English African pterygota
Français Koto
Italiano Koto
Suomi Koto
Norsk Koto
Čeština Koto
Español Koto
Svenska Koto
Polski Koto
Український Koto
Român Koto
Русский Koto
Български Koto
EESTI Koto
日本語 Koto
Other names

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa
States and Territories Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Benin; Togo; Guinea

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Malvaceae
Genus Pterygota
Species macrocarpa
Author citation K. Schum.
Scientific name Pterygota macrocarpa K. Schum.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
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Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood gelb bis hell

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 5
Beetle n/a
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs n/a
Remarks Nicht beständig gegen Lyctus Neigt zur Bläue

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

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

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 510.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 560.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 630.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

African pterygota

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