Babul
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
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Nom scientifiqueAcacia arabica
Nom commercial / communBabul
FamilleLeguminosae
RégionWestern Asia · Western Africa · Southern Asia · South-eastern Asia
Distribution
Babul is widespread in Africa and Asia, and can also be found in Australia. In Kenya, it is mainly found at 900 to 2 000 m. It is found in well watered Sahelian and Sudanian savannas to the southern Arabian Peninsula, East Africa and in the Gambia, the Sudan, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, and on lateritic soil in the Himalayan foothills in India (where it is indigenous to Sind, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra). It is also cultivated in other areas, including Sri Lanka.
Usages
Agricultural implements, Beams, Bearings & bushings, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boat building: decking, Boat building: framing, Bridge construction, Canoes, Carvings, Charcoal, Crossties, Door, Dyewood , Flooring, Foundation posts, Fuelwood, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Lifeboats, Light construction, Mine timbers, Piling, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Shipbuilding, Sporting Goods, Stakes, Structural work, Tool handles, Truck bodies, Turnery, Vats, Vehicle parts
Pays et distribution
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Images du bois
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Apparence
Heartwood color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
Red
Brown
White
Pink
Purple
White to cream
Reddish brown
Pale red to pink
Turn reddish brown upon exposure
Pinkish white
Light red
Sapwood Color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
White
Yellow
White to yellow
Whitish
Clearly differentiated from the heartwood
It turns to pale yellow upon exposure.
Wide sapwood
Luster
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
High
Medium
Low
Pronounced
Lustrous
Dull
Usages et applications
Common Uses
Agricultural implements, Beams, Bearings & bushings, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boat building: decking, Boat building: framing, Bridge construction, Canoes, Carvings, Charcoal, Crossties, Door, Dyewood , Flooring, Foundation posts, Fuelwood, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Lifeboats, Light construction, Mine timbers, Piling, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Shipbuilding, Sporting Goods, Stakes, Structural work, Tool handles, Truck bodies, Turnery, Vats, Vehicle parts
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