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Azadirachta excelsa (Jack) Jacobs

Neem

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Sentang
English Neem
Français Sentang
Italiano Sentang
Suomi Sentang
Norsk Sentang
Čeština Sentang
Español Sentang
Svenska Sentang
Polski Sentang
Український Sentang
Român Sentang
Русский Sentang
Български Sentang
EESTI Sentang
日本語 Sentang
Other names kelantas, limpaga, marango, ranggu, sadao tiam, saurian bawang, tiam (MY); sentang, kayu bawang; Philippine neem tree, marrango tree (GB)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South-Eastern Asia
States and Territories Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Langkawi Isl., Penang, Perak, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor); Sumatra; Borneo; Brunei; Philippines (Masbate, Basilan); Palawan; Sulawesi; Moluccas (Aru); New Guinea (Irian Jaya); Viet Nam

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Meliaceae
Genus Azadirachta
Species excelsa
Author citation (Jack) Jacobs
Scientific name Azadirachta excelsa (Jack) Jacobs

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun und rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC
Remarks /D A. indica: Kernholz rotbraun; A. excelsa: Kernholz braun /E A. indica: heartwood reddish brown; A. excelsa: heartwood brown /F A. indica: bois de coeur brun rouge; A.excelsa: bois de coeur brun /P A. indica: cerne castanho avermelhado; A. excelsa: cerne marrom /S A. indica: duramen castaño rojizo; A. excelsa: duramen marrón

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 0.55-0.85 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Neem

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson