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Anisoptera laevis Ridl.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Mersawa
Other names

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South-Eastern Asia; Asia; Oceania
States and Territories Peninsular Malaysia; Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah); Brunei; Singapore; peninsular Thailand; Sumatra

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Dipterocarpaceae
Genus Anisoptera
Species laevis
Author citation Ridl.
Scientific name Anisoptera laevis Ridl.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun bis gelb

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 4
Beetle S
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 3-4
Impregnability of the sapwood n/a
Width of the sapwood x

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 520.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 650.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 740.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

ANXX , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson