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Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir.

kosso; African kino tree; Barwood; Kino

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Vêne
Deutsch Afrikanisches Rosenholz; Kosso
English kosso; African kino tree; Barwood; Kino
Français Vène; Palissandre du Sénégal
Italiano Afrikanisches Rosenholz; Kosso
Suomi Afrikanisches Rosenholz; Kosso
Norsk Afrikanisches Rosenholz; Kosso
Čeština Afrikanisches Rosenholz; Kosso
Español Afrikanisches Rosenholz; Kosso
Svenska Afrikanisches Rosenholz; Kosso
Polski Afrikanisches Rosenholz; Kosso
Український Afrikanisches Rosenholz; Kosso
Român Afrikanisches Rosenholz; Kosso
Русский Afrikanisches Rosenholz; Kosso
Български Afrikanisches Rosenholz; Kosso
EESTI Afrikanisches Rosenholz; Kosso
日本語 Afrikanisches Rosenholz; Kosso
Other names muninga; mukwa; bani in Fulfulde; tolo in Djerma; wén in Wolof; ban in Serer

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
Cites
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa
States and Territories Togo; Sierra Leone; Senegal; Nigeria; Niger; Mali; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Guinea Bissau; Guinea; Ghana; Gambia The; Gabon; Chad; Central African Rep.; Cameroon; Burkina; Benin

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Pterocarpus
Species erinaceus
Author citation Poir.
Scientific name Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/citeswood/de/www/fabpter.htm

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability according to EN 350

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

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 800.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 900.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 950.00 kg/m3

Areas of application

Decking

Appearances