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Artocarpus rigidus Blume

Keledang

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Keledang
English Keledang
Other names selangking, beruni (MY); selangking, tambang, basang (ID); kapiak (PG); anubing (PH); khanun, hat, mahat (TH)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Myanmar; Thailand; Java; Fiji [I]; peninsular Malaysia (throughout); Sumatra; Lesser Sunda Isl. (?Bali); Viet Nam; Cambodia; Singapore; Borneo
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Rosales
Family Moraceae
Genus Artocarpus
Species rigidus
Author citation Blume
Scientific name Artocarpus rigidus Blume

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun/grün

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC
Remarks /D Das Sortiment 'keledang' setzt sich aus diesen und anderen schweren wie auch dunklen Arten zusammen /E The trade timber 'keledang' consists of these and other heavy and dark coloured species /F le groupe 'keledang' rassemble ces especies ainsi que d'autres ô  bois lourd et coloré /P o grupo 'keledang' é composto de estas e outras especiescom madeira pesada e escura /S el grupo 'keledang' es compuesto de estas y otras especiescon madera pesada y oscura

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 0.6-0.85 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Keledang

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Keledang

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Keledang

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Keledang

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson