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Desbordesia insignis Pierre ex Tiegh.

Alep

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Alep
Deutsch Alep
English Alep
Français Alep
Italiano Alep
Suomi Alep
Norsk Alep
Čeština Alep
Español Alep
Svenska Alep
Polski Alep
Український Alep
Român Alep
Русский Alep
Български Alep
EESTI Alep
日本語 Alep
Other names

Further information

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Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa; Eastern Africa
States and Territories S-Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; W-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Irvingiaceae
Genus Desbordesia
Species insignis
Author citation Pierre ex Tiegh.
Scientific name Desbordesia insignis Pierre ex Tiegh.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

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 4
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 950.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 1050.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 1150.00 kg/m3

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