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Pteleopsis myrtifolia (M. A. Lawson) Engl. & Diels

Stink Bushwillow

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Osanga
English Stink Bushwillow
Other names

Further information

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Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa; Eastern Africa
States and Territories Angola; SE-Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Malawi; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal); Botswana; Namibia

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Genus Pteleopsis
Species myrtifolia
Author citation (M. A. Lawson) Engl. & Diels
Scientific name Pteleopsis myrtifolia (M. A. Lawson) Engl. & Diels

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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