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Guibourtia arnoldiana (Mutenye)

Synonyms: Copaiba arnoldiana (homotypic); Copaifera arnoldiana (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Guibourtia arnoldiana (Mutenye, Benge, or Mbenge) is a species of Guibourtia in the family Fabaceae, native to tropical western Africa from the Gabon, Republic of the Congo, western Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northernmost Angola (Cabinda). Other common names include (Zaire). It is a tree growing to 20–30 m tall, with a trunk 40–80 cm diameter. The wood is valuable, durable and moderately resistant to wood-boring insects including termites. It is used for joinery, furniture, flooring, and decorative panelling.
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Attributes

Janka Hardness [1]  1650 lbf (748 kgf) Medium
Specific Gravity [2]  0.679

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
2Chave J, Coomes D, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Swenson NG, Zanne AE (2009) Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Ecology Letters 12: 351-366. Zanne AE, Lopez-Gonzalez G, Coomes DA, Ilic J, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Miller RB, Swenson NG, Wiemann MC, Chave J (2009) Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Dryad Digital Repository.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0