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Oxystigma oxyphyllum (Harms) Leonard

Tchitola

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Tchitola
Deutsch Tchitola
English Tchitola
Français Tchitola
Italiano Tchitola
Suomi Tchitola
Norsk Tchitola
Čeština Tchitola
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Svenska Tchitola
Polski Tchitola
Український Tchitola
Român Tchitola
Русский Tchitola
Български Tchitola
EESTI Tchitola
日本語 Tchitola
Other names tchitola, kitola (CG); lolagbola (NG); emola, m'babou (GA); tschibudimbu, akwakwa (CD); tola chinfuta (AO)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa
States and Territories Zaire; Nigeria; Gabon; Congo; Cameroon; Angola

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Oxystigma
Species oxyphyllum
Author citation (Harms) Leonard
Scientific name Oxystigma oxyphyllum (Harms) Leonard

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
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Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Color heartwood braun bis rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3
Beetle D
Termites M
Lithophagous molluscs S
Remarks /D Holz oft sehr harzreich mit dunklen Ausscheidungen /E wood often very resinous with dark exudations /F bois très résineux, avec des exsudations sombres /P madeira resinosa com secreção forte /S madera frecuentemente muy resinosa con secreción severa

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 3-4
Impregnability of the sapwood 1
Width of the sapwood b

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 590.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 610.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 640.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Tchitola

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