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Syzygium duthieanum (King) Masam.

Kelat

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Kelat
Other names ki tembaga, jambu laut (ID); jambu, obar, obah (MY); water gum (PG); makaasim (PH); thabye-gui (MM); wa, daeng (TH)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Indochina
States and Territories peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Penang, Terengganu, Perak, Pahang, Johor); Singapore; Thailand

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Myrtales
Family Myrtaceae
Genus Syzygium
Species duthieanum
Author citation (King) Masam.
Scientific name Syzygium duthieanum (King) Masam.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
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Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun/rot/violett

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 (0.70-)0.85-0.91(-1.02) kg/m3

Appearances