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Betula alnoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

Himalayan Birch

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Erlenblättrige Birke
English Himalayan Birch
Français Bouleau de l'Himalaya
Italiano Betulla dell'Himalaya
Suomi Himalajankoivu
Norsk Himalayabjørk
Čeština Himálajská bříza
Español Abedul del Himalaya
Svenska Himalajabjörk
Polski Brzoza himalajska
Український Гімалайська береза
Român Mesteacăn himalayan
Русский Гималайская берёза
Български Хималайска бреза
EESTI Himaalaja kask
日本語 ヒマラヤシラカンバ
中文 喜马拉雅桦
Other names Merisier (Québec); (layang), Burma "mahogany"

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Asia; Temperate areas
States and Territories China South-Central; Hainan; China Southeast; Assam; Bangladesh; East Himalaya; Nepal; West Himalaya; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fagales
Family Betulaceae
Genus Betula
Species alnoides
Author citation Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Scientific name Betula alnoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood gelb bis hell bis rot/braun

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 0.46-0.61-0.8 kg/m3

Appearances