Angélique (Basralocus)
Angélique, also known as Basralocus , is a hardwood of the tree species Dicorynia guianensis from the legume family (Caesalpinacieae) that grows in northern South America, Guyana and Suriname as well as in French Guiana . According to DIN 1052, it can be used as construction timber for load-bearing structures. For example, the piles of the Werder Spree Bridge, opened in 1991, and the Briescht Spree Bridge, opened in 1992, were made from Basralocus.
A distinction is made between red (rouge) and gray (gris), with the same properties, as well as white (blanc) Angélique wood. White wood contains plenty of starch and in this respect has the properties associated with sapwood .
Dicorynia paraensis is also wrongly named as the source of the wood, but this species is only rarely used for wood production.
literature
- Franklin R. Longwood: Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean. Agriculture Handbook 207, USDA, 1962, p. 28 ff, limited preview in the Google book search.
- BF Kukuchka: Properities of Imported Tropical Woods. USDA Forest Service Research Paper FPL 125, 1970, p. 18 f, limited preview in Google book search.
Web links
- Angélique with wood from the specialist.