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Irvingia malayana Oliv. ex A. W. Benn.

Pau kijang

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Pau kijang
Other names kabok (TH)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Indomalesia
States and Territories peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor); Singapore; Laos; Cambodia; Viet Nam; Sumatra; Borneo; Brunei; Java (Bawean); Thailand; Myanmar (Kayin, Mon)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Irvingiaceae
Genus Irvingia
Species malayana
Author citation Oliv. ex A. W. Benn.
Scientific name Irvingia malayana Oliv. ex A. W. Benn.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/irvirmal.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 braun/gelb bis 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 0.8-1.1 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Pau kijang

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Pau kijang

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Pau kijang

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson