Guibourtia ehie (A.Chev.) J.Leonard
Amazakoue; Ovengkol; Amazique; Amazoué; Hyedua; Black Hyedua; Mozambique; Ovangkol; Shedua
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Ovèngkol | |
| English | Amazakoue; Ovengkol; Amazique; Amazoué; Hyedua; Black Hyedua; Mozambique; Ovangkol; Shedua | |
| Other names | amazoue, whimawe (CI); mongoy (GA, GQ,); anokye, ehie, hyeduanini, hyedun (GH); "palissandro" (GQ) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Nigeria; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Gabon; Cameroon | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Guibourtia | |||
| Species | ehie | |||
| Author citation | (A.Chev.) J.Leonard | |||
| Scientific name | Guibourtia ehie (A.Chev.) J.Leonard | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caeguehi.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/gelb/grün | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | D | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 3 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | m | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 720.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 780.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 820.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
GUEH , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere
Guibourtia ehie , ©Dennis Wilson