Entandrophragma congoense
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Tiama | |
| Other names | Gedu nohor (Nigeria) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa; Eastern Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire] | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Meliaceae | |||
| Genus | Entandrophragma | |||
| Species | congoense | |||
| Author citation | (De Wild.) A. Chev. | |||
| Scientific name | Entandrophragma congoense (De Wild.) A. Chev. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 3 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 3 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | b | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 550.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 560.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 570.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
ENAN , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere