Gonystylus maingayi Hook. fil.
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Ramin | |
| Other names | ahmin, kaya garu, melawis, ramin telur (MY); lanutanbagio (PH); garu buaja (ID) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | South-Eastern Asia | |||
| States and Territories | peninsular Malaysia (Kelantan, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Johor); Moluccas; Sumatra; Singapore; Borneo; Brunei | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malvales | |||
| Family | Thymelaeaceae | |||
| Genus | Gonystylus | |||
| Species | maingayi | |||
| Author citation | Hook. fil. | |||
| Scientific name | Gonystylus maingayi Hook. fil. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/gongo-ra.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | without color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | gelb bis hell | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 5 | |||
| Beetle | S | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
| Remarks | Nicht beständig gegen Lyctus Sehr starke Neigung zur Bläue | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 1 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | x | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 560.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 630.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 670.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
GYBN , Gonystylus spp., 145x57mm, Paxton , ©Hansueli Schmid
Gonystylus maingayi , ©Atlas Holz