Afzelia bipindensis Harms
Apa
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Afzelia | |
| Deutsch | Doussié; Afzelia; Afzelie | |
| English | Apa | |
| Français | Doussie; Doussie Rouge | |
| Italiano | Doussié; Afzelia; Afzelie | |
| Suomi | Doussié; Afzelia; Afzelie | |
| Norsk | Doussié; Afzelia; Afzelie | |
| Čeština | Doussié; Afzelia; Afzelie | |
| Español | Doussié; Afzelia; Afzelie | |
| Svenska | Doussié; Afzelia; Afzelie | |
| Polski | Doussié; Afzelia; Afzelie | |
| Український | Doussié; Afzelia; Afzelie | |
| Român | Doussié; Afzelia; Afzelie | |
| Русский | Doussié; Afzelia; Afzelie | |
| Български | Doussié; Afzelia; Afzelie | |
| EESTI | Doussié; Afzelia; Afzelie | |
| 日本語 | Doussié; Afzelia; Afzelie | |
| Other names | Doussié |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Westafrika, Kongobecken | |||
| States and Territories | Zaire; Uganda; Nigeria; Gabon; Central African Rep.; Cameroon; Angola; Zaire; Nigeria; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Guinea; Ghana; Gabon; Cameroon; Angola | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Afzelia | |||
| Species | bipindensis | |||
| Author citation | Harms | |||
| Scientific name | Afzelia bipindensis Harms | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caeaf-do.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | dunkelgelb bis rotbraun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 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 | 2 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 3.00 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 4.30 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 730.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 800.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 830.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 125.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 7.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 15200.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | good to difficult | |||
| Note on machine processing | Depending on the alternating growth | |||
| Predrilling | necessary | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
Janka hardness
| Parallel | 8200 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 1 | % | ||
| Tangential | 1.4 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Decking; Furniture; Flooring; Street & Garden; Doors & Windowframes |
Appearances
Wood
Afzelia bipindensis , ©Precious Woods