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Pericopsis elata (Harms) Meeuwen

Afrormosia

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Afrormosia
Deutsch Afrormosia, Kokrodua,Assamela
English Afrormosia
Français assamela
Italiano Afrormosia, Kokrodua,Assamela
Suomi Afrormosia, Kokrodua,Assamela
Norsk Afrormosia, Kokrodua,Assamela
Čeština Afrormosia, Kokrodua,Assamela
Español Afrormosia, Kokrodua,Assamela
Svenska Afrormosia, Kokrodua,Assamela
Polski Afrormosia, Kokrodua,Assamela
Український Afrormosia, Kokrodua,Assamela
Român Afrormosia, Kokrodua,Assamela
Русский Afrormosia, Kokrodua,Assamela
Български Afrormosia, Kokrodua,Assamela
EESTI Afrormosia, Kokrodua,Assamela
日本語 Afrormosia, Kokrodua,Assamela
Other names krokodua (BE, GH); obang (CM); bohala, wahala (CF)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
Cites
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa
States and Territories Zaire; Uganda; Nigeria; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Cameroon

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Pericopsis
Species elata
Author citation (Harms) Meeuwen
Scientific name Pericopsis elata (Harms) Meeuwen

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/pappeela.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun bis gelb/gelb bis grün/braun bis grün

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1to2
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs S-M
Remarks /D Streifigkeit ggf. durch Gefässdichteschwankungen und/oder Wechseldrehwuchs, Zuwachszonen auch makroskopisch erkennbar /E ribbon figure caused by periodic changes in vessel frequency and/or interlocked grain; growth increments macroscopically visible /F rubanage du au contrefil et/ou ô  des variations régulières de porosité; cernes visibles macroscopiquement /P listrado superficial devido á mudanças periódicas da frequência dos vasos e/ou grã entrecruzada; aneis de crescimento visô­veis macroscopicamente /S rayado superficial causado por cambios periodicos de la frecuencia de vasos y/o hilo entrecruzado; anillos de crecimiento visibles macroscopicamente

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood 1
Width of the sapwood vs

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 680.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 690.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 710.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Afrormosia

PKEL , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

Afrormosia

PKEL , paxton, 145x57mm, Paxton , ©Hansueli Schmid

Afrormosia

PKEL , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,

Afrormosia

PKEL , wood, label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,