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Shorea bracteolata Dyer

White meranti; melapi

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) White Meranti
English White meranti; melapi
Other names

Further information

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Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South-Eastern Asia
States and Territories peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Penang, Kelantan, Terengganu, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor); Singapore; Sumatra; Borneo; Brunei; peninsular Thailand

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Dipterocarpaceae
Genus Shorea
Species bracteolata
Author citation Dyer
Scientific name Shorea bracteolata Dyer

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Macroscopic features

Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood gelb/hell

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 5
Beetle S
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 3v
Impregnability of the sapwood 2
Width of the sapwood s

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 600.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 630.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 670.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

White meranti;  melapi

SHWM , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

Bark

White meranti;  melapi

SHWM , Label, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,

Leaves

White meranti;  melapi

SHWM , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

White meranti;  melapi

SHWM , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Tree

White meranti;  melapi

SHWM , Tree, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,

Branch

White meranti;  melapi

SHWM , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson