Afzelia / chanfuta
Nome botânico
1. Afzelia bipindensis Harms. 2. Afzelia pachyloba Harms. 3. Afzelia africana Sm. 4. Afzelia quanzensis Welw. 5. Afzelia spec. div..
Outros nomes
1. afzelia doussié, doussié. 2. afzelia pachyloba, pachyloba, doussié. 2. en 3. afzelia apa. 3. afzelia ingue. 3. en 5. apa, lingue, aligna, papao. 4. afzelia chanfuta, chanfuta, chamfuta. 6. bolengu.
Família
Leguminosae (Caesalpiniaceae).
Área de cultivo
1. Angola. 1. and 2. Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Nigeria. 1. and 3. Nigeria. 3. and 5. Ghana, Ivory coast, Liberia, Senegal, Sudan, Central African Republ
Tipo de madeira
Hardwood Timber
Massa volumétrica
(620-)820 (-950) kg/m3 at 12% moisture content, green timber 1100 kg/m3.
Sustentabilidade
Moulds 1. Termites D. The natural contents substances wich makes afzelia more durable, lixivate in water. Afzelia is therefore less durable under constant moist conditions in water and/or ground contact or in bad ventilated spaces.
Ilustração Afzelia / chanfuta
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