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Pteleopsis hylodendron Mildbr.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Osanga
Other names

Further information

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Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa; Eastern Africa
States and Territories Ivory Coast; Ghana; ?Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Guinea

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Genus Pteleopsis
Species hylodendron
Author citation Mildbr.
Scientific name Pteleopsis hylodendron Mildbr.

Habitus

Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 2
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs M

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 2-3
Impregnability of the sapwood n/a
Width of the sapwood m

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 700.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 800.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 900.00 kg/m3

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