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Millettia spp.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Wengé
Other names panga panga

Further information

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Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa; Eastern Africa

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Millettia
Species spp.
Scientific name Millettia spp.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 2
Mushrooms laboratory 1
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs S
Remarks Unter Laborbedingungen nicht beständig gegen Termiten

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood n/a
Width of the sapwood s

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 780.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 830.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 900.00 kg/m3

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