Mangifera altissima Blanco

Machang

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English	Machang
Other names	sepam, tiger wood, figured asam (MY, ID); asam (MY-SAB); mangga, mango (IN);

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories

Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Sibuyan); Palawan; Solomon Isl.; Bismarck Arch. (New Britain); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Moluccas (Tanimbar, Kei Isl., Halmaheira, Seram); Sulawesi; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Alor); Cambodia; Laos; Viet Nam

Botany

Reich	Plantae
Tribe	Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm	Angiosperm
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Sapindales
Family	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Mangifera
Species	altissima
Author citation	Blanco
Scientific name	Mangifera altissima Blanco

Habitus

Wood type	Hardwood
Growth habit	Baum

Microscopic features

Containers	zerstreutporig
Intkey	https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/anamaind.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor	Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Color heartwood	braun/braun bis hell

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field	DC
Remarks	/D hell bis dunkelbrauner Farbkern (häufig gestreift) ist fakultativ, kommt bei einigen Arten jedoch häufig vor; dieses Holz wird oft als "tigerwood" vermarktet /E formation of dark brown heartwood with nearly black stripes is of facultative occurrence and quite common in some species; such wood is often traded as "tigerwood" /F présence inconstante, mais commune dans certaines espèces, d'un coeur brun sombre avec des veines presque noires; ce type de bois est vendu comme "tigerwood" /P o cerne marrom escuro com veias quase pretas é de formação facultativa, embora bastante comum em algumas espécies; essa madeira é freqüentemente comercializada com o nome de "tigerwood" /S el duramen marrón oscuro con vetas casi negras es de formación facultativa, sin embargo bastante comun en algunas espécies; tal madera se comercializa frecuentemente bajo el nombre de "tigerwood"

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit

0.52-0.7

kg/m³