Mimusops elengi
Bukal; tanjung
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Bitis | |
| English | Bukal; tanjung | |
| Other names | Asian bulletwood (GB); karikis (ID); bitis, elengi, mengkula, nyatoh batu (MY); betis, bansalagin, kabiki (PH); kaya (MM); sa koun, pji koun (LA); kun, kaeo phikun (TH) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Asien, Ozeanien | |||
| States and Territories | Mozambique; Réunion; Assam; Bangladesh; East Himalaya; India; Sri Lanka; Andaman Is.; Cambodia; Thailand; Viet Nam; Borneo; Java; Lesser Sunda Islands; Malaya; Maluku; Philippines; Sulawesi; Sumatra; New Guinea; Northern Territory; Queensland; Western Australia; New Caledonia; Vanuatu; Hawaii; Florida; Cuba; Leeward Islands; Trinidad and Tobago; Windward Islands | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Ericales | |||
| Family | Sapotaceae | |||
| Genus | Mimusops | |||
| Species | elengi | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Mimusops elengi L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/sapomiel.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun und rot | |||
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 | 0.78-1.12 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Mimusops elengi , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Fruit
, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson
, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson