Aquilaria malaccensis
(Adlerholz; eaglewood
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | (Adlerholz; eaglewood | |
| Other names | Trâm huong, dó bâu (VN); aloewood, agarwood (GB, US); bois d'aigle, bois d'aloès (FR); karas, kayu garu (MY); gaharu mengkaras (MY-SWK); akyau (MM); tanduk, udúr (IN); kaju alim, kaju gaharu (ID); Chan krasna (KH); tengala (BN) |
Origin
| States and Territories | Philippines (Luzon); India (Assam); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Taninthayi); Sumatra (incl. Simeulue Isl.); Peninsular Malaysia; Borneo; Brunei; peninsular Thailand; Singapore; Cambodia | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malvales | |||
| Family | Thymelaeaceae | |||
| Genus | Aquilaria | |||
| Species | malaccensis | |||
| Author citation | Lam. | |||
| Scientific name | Aquilaria malaccensis Lam. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/thymaqu.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | without color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | gelb | |||
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 | 0.33-0.40 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
, Label (2), (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,
, Label, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,
Leaves
, Leaves, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Tree
, Tree, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,
, Trees2, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,
, Trees, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson