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Distemonanthus benthamianus Baill.

African Satinwood

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Ayan
English African Satinwood
Other names Movingui, ayan, anyaran (GB, NG), barré, guétalie, koa (CI), bonsamdua, duabai (GH), okpe (TG), bosong, eyen, sella (CM), muvenghi, eyen, ogueminya (GA); eyen, bien (GQ) African Satinwood;Ayan;Bonsamdua;Movingui;Yellow Satinwood

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions Congo Basin
States and Territories Togo; Sierra Leone; Nigeria; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Cameroon

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Distemonanthus
Species benthamianus
Author citation Baill.
Scientific name Distemonanthus benthamianus Baill.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caediben.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood gelb bis braun

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3
Common furniture beetle (Anobium) n/a
Termites M

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood n/a
Width of the sapwood s

Physical properties

Shrinkage radial, mean 3.30 %
Shrinkage tangential, mean 5.70 %

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 690.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 710.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 740.00 kg/m3

Mechanical properties

Flexural strength, mean 103.00 N/mm2
Shear strength, mean 12.80 N/mm2
Young's modulus, mean 12200.00 N/mm2

Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)

Machine processing Good
Note on machine processing Silicate can dull tools
Predrilling recommended
Gluing Yes

Janka hardness

Parallel 5500 %/%

Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)

Radial 1.3 %
Tangential 2.7 %

Areas of application

Verkleidung; Furniture; Flooring; Street & Garden; Doors & Windowframes

Appearances

Wood

African Satinwood

DTBN , riegel, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

African Satinwood

Distemonanthus benthamianus , ©Precious Woods

African Satinwood

DTBN , Wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,

African Satinwood

DTBN , Wood, Label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,

African Satinwood

Distemonanthus benthamianus , ©Dennis Wilson