Mansonia altissima
Mansonia; béte
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Bété | |
| English | Mansonia; béte | |
| Other names | Mansonia, ofun, odo, urodo (NG), Aprono (GH), Bodua (CI) |
Further information
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Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Ivory Coast; Ghana; SW-Nigeria; Central African Republic; Congo [Brazzaville]; Benin | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malvales | |||
| Family | Malvaceae | |||
| Genus | Mansonia | |||
| Species | altissima | |||
| Author citation | A. Chev. | |||
| Scientific name | Mansonia altissima A. Chev. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/stemaalt.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 bis gelb bis grün | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 1 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | M | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 610.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 620.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 630.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
MAAL , rift, bete , ©Bollinger Furniere
MAAL , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
MAAL , wood, label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
Mansonia altissima , ©Dennis Wilson