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Afzelia rhomboidea (Blanco) S.Vidal

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Merbau
Other names Hintsy

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South-Eastern Asia; Australien; Oceania
States and Territories Indonesia; Jawa; Kalimantan; Malaysia; Philippines; Sabah; Sumatera; Venezuela; Trinidad & Tobago; Surinam; Guyana; French Guiana; Cameroon; Brazil

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Afzelia
Species rhomboidea
Author citation (Blanco) S.Vidal
Scientific name Afzelia rhomboidea (Blanco) S.Vidal

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Color heartwood braun bis rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1to2
Mushrooms laboratory 1
Beetle n/a
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs S
Remarks Unter Laborbedingungen nicht beständig gegen Termiten

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood 2
Width of the sapwood m

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 730.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 800.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 830.00 kg/m3

Areas of application

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

Appearances

Wood

AFXX , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

Afzelia rhomboidea , ©Dennis Wilson