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Gmelina arborea Roxb. ex Sm.

Gmelina; yemane; gumhar, Malay beechwood

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Yemane
English Gmelina; yemane; gumhar, Malay beechwood
Other names melina (trade); yemani, mai saw (MM); so, so-maeo (TH)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions Asien, Ozeanien
States and Territories Benin; Gambia, The; Sudan; China South-Central; Assam; Bangladesh; East Himalaya; India; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Andaman Is.; Cambodia; Laos; Myanmar; Nicobar Islands; Thailand; Viet Nam; Borneo; Malaya; Philippines; Cook Islands; Florida; Mexico Southeast; Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Nicaragua; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela; Ecuador; Peru

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Lamiales
Family Lamiaceae
Genus Gmelina
Species arborea
Author citation Roxb. ex Sm.
Scientific name Gmelina arborea Roxb. ex Sm.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers halbringporig/zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/vergmarb.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
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

Appearances

Wood

Gmelina; yemane; gumhar, Malay beechwood

GMAR , 74x40mm ,

Gmelina; yemane; gumhar, Malay beechwood

Gmelina arborea , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Gmelina; yemane; gumhar, Malay beechwood

GMAR , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Gmelina; yemane; gumhar, Malay beechwood

GMAR , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Gmelina; yemane; gumhar, Malay beechwood

GMAR , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson