Guibourtia spp. p.p.
Bubinga; Kevazingo
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Bubinga | |
| English | Bubinga; Kevazingo | |
| Other names | kevazingo (DE, GA); essingang, noméle, okweni, owogn, simingan (CM); ovang (GA); oveng (GQ); waka (CG, CD); ebana, Afrikanisches Rosenholz, African rosewood (trade) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Guibourtia | |||
| Species | spp. | |||
| Author citation | p.p. | |||
| Scientific name | Guibourtia spp. p.p. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caegu-bu.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/rot/violett | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | D | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S-M | |||
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 | 700.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 830.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 910.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
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