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Entandrophragma congoense (De Wild.) A. Chev.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Tiama
Other names Gedu nohor (Nigeria)

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

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

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