Alstonia angustiloba
Pulai
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Pulai | |
| Other names | sua, mo cua (VN); tin pet (MM); dita (PH); chatian (IN); white cheesewood, deviltree, ditabark, milkwood "pine" (AU, GB); tang jiao shu (CN); |
Origin
| States and Territories | Java; peninsular Malaysia (widespread); Thailand; Sumatra; Singapore; Borneo; Brunei; ?Philippines | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Gentianales | |||
| Family | Apocynaceae | |||
| Genus | Alstonia | |||
| Species | angustiloba | |||
| Author citation | Miq. | |||
| Scientific name | Alstonia angustiloba Miq. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/apoal-pu.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | without color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | gelb/hell | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 0.33-0.51 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Sap
, Sap , ©Dennis Wilson