Alstonia boonei de Wild.
cheese wood; pattern wood; stool wood
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Alstonia | |
| English | cheese wood; pattern wood; stool wood | |
| Other names | Émien |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Benin; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo; Cabinda; Central African Republic; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Ethiopia; South Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo] | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Gentianales | |||
| Family | Apocynaceae | |||
| Genus | Alstonia | |||
| Species | boonei | |||
| Author citation | de Wild. | |||
| Scientific name | Alstonia boonei de Wild. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Wood
Alstonia boonei , ©Dennis Wilson