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Elaeocarpus angustifolius Blume

Ceylon olive; Blue Quandong; Blue Marble Tree

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Schmalblättriger Elaeocarpus
English Ceylon olive; Blue Quandong; Blue Marble Tree;
Français Élaéocarpe à feuilles étroites
Italiano Schmalblättriger Elaeocarpus
Suomi Schmalblättriger Elaeocarpus
Norsk Schmalblättriger Elaeocarpus
Čeština Schmalblättriger Elaeocarpus
Español Schmalblättriger Elaeocarpus
Svenska Schmalblättriger Elaeocarpus
Polski Schmalblättriger Elaeocarpus
Український Schmalblättriger Elaeocarpus
Român Schmalblättriger Elaeocarpus
Русский Schmalblättriger Elaeocarpus
Български Schmalblättriger Elaeocarpus
EESTI Schmalblättriger Elaeocarpus
日本語 Schmalblättriger Elaeocarpus
Other names empedu, kungkurat, mendong, parius-parius, perdoh, sanga, sanga burong (MY); quandong (AU, FJ, PG); Jenitri, sengkurat

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Indochina
States and Territories China (?Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan); Myanmar (Mon, Yangon); India; Bangladesh; Thailand; Cambodia; Wallis & Futuna; New Caledonia (incl. Ile des Pins, Loyalty Isl.); Vanuatu; Rotuma Isl.; Australia (Queensland, New South Wales); peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Trengganu, Perak, Pahan, Selangor); Java; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Philippines (Leyte, Samar, Mindanao); Sulawesi; Lesser Sunda Isl.; Moluccas (Ternate, Halmaheira, Morotai, Buru Isl., Obi); Palau [I]; [Western] Samoa [I] (Savaii [I]); Andaman Isl. (South Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Great Nicobar Isl.); Philippines (Luzon, Panay, Leyte, Mindanao); Viet Nam
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Oxalidales
Family Elaeocarpaceae
Genus Elaeocarpus
Species angustifolius
Author citation Blume
Scientific name Elaeocarpus angustifolius Blume

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Heartwood without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun/gelb/hell

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 400.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 700.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Ceylon olive;  Blue Quandong;  Blue Marble Tree

, Label, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,

Tree

Ceylon olive;  Blue Quandong;  Blue Marble Tree

, Tree, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,