Autranella congolensis
Mukulungu
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Mukulungu | |
| English | Mukulungu | |
| Other names | elang, elanzok (CM); bouanga (CF); mfua (CG); kungulu (AO) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa; Eastern Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Nigeria; Cabinda; Central African Republic; Cameroon; Congo; Gabon; Zaire | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Ericales | |||
| Family | Sapotaceae | |||
| Genus | Autranella | |||
| Species | congolensis | |||
| Author citation | (De Wild.) A.Chev. | |||
| Scientific name | Autranella congolensis (De Wild.) A.Chev. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/sapaucon.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun bis rot | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 1 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | D | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | D | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 3 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 3 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 850.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 950.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 1100.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Areas of application
| Decking |
Appearances
Wood
Autranella congolensis , ©Dennis Wilson