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Dipterocarpus alatus Roxb.

Keruing

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Keruing
Deutsch Keruing
English Keruing
Français Keruing
Italiano Keruing
Suomi Keruing
Norsk Keruing
Čeština Keruing
Español Keruing
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Polski Keruing
Український Keruing
Român Keruing
Русский Keruing
Български Keruing
EESTI Keruing
日本語 Keruing
Other names Apitong (PH) ; Chloeuteal (KH) ; Dau (VN) ; Gurjun (IN) ; Hora (LK) ; Kanyin (MM) ; Keruing (ID) ; Keruing Bajak (MY) ; Keruing Beras (MY) ; Keruing Gaga (MY) ; Khlong (KH) ; Mai Nhang (LA) ; Mai Sat (LA) ; Thbeng (KH) ; Tro (VN) ; Yang (MM,TH)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions South-Eastern Asia
States and Territories Myanmar (Bago, Mandalay, Mon, Taninthayi); Bangladesh; Thailand; Laos; Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., Middle Andaman Isl.); Philippines (Luzon); Viet Nam; Bangladesh; Cambodia

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Dipterocarpaceae
Genus Dipterocarpus
Species alatus
Author citation Roxb.
Scientific name Dipterocarpus alatus Roxb.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun bis rot/braun bis gelb/braun bis grün

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3v
Common furniture beetle (Anobium) n/a
Termites S

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 3v
Impregnability of the sapwood 2
Width of the sapwood 8

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 740.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 750.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 780.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Keruing

DIAL , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Keruing

DIAL , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Keruing

DIAL , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson