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Betula alnoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

sweet birch; black birch

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Indische Birke
English sweet birch; black birch
Français Indische Birke
Italiano Indische Birke
Suomi Indische Birke
Norsk Indische Birke
Čeština Indische Birke
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Svenska Indische Birke
Polski Indische Birke
Український Indische Birke
Român Indische Birke
Русский Indische Birke
Български Indische Birke
EESTI Indische Birke
日本語 Indische Birke
Other names (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