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Brachylaena huillensis O. Hoffm.

Lowveld Silver Oak; Muhugu; silver oak (GB)

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Muhugwe
English Lowveld Silver Oak; Muhugu; silver oak (GB)
Français Muhugwe
Italiano Muhugwe
Suomi Muhugwe
Norsk Muhugwe
Čeština Muhugwe
Español Muhugwe
Svenska Muhugwe
Polski Muhugwe
Український Muhugwe
Român Muhugwe
Русский Muhugwe
Български Muhugwe
EESTI Muhugwe
日本語 Muhugwe
Other names kipugupugo (KE), karkarro (ET); muhugu, mubuubu, ol-magogo, watho, mvumvo, mshenzi (eAfr)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories South Africa (Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Kenya; N-Tanzania; Angola; Botswana; Mozambique; Zimbabwe; Namibia

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae
Genus Brachylaena
Species huillensis
Author citation O. Hoffm.
Scientific name Brachylaena huillensis O. Hoffm.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/combrhut.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 braun bis gelb/braun bis grün

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 0.81 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Lowveld Silver Oak;  Muhugu;  silver oak (GB)

Brachylaena huillensis , ©Dennis Wilson