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Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English	Amberoi
Other names	Amberoi (trade); kelumbuk, papita (ID); melembu, teluto, keluak (MY); taluto (PH); sawbya (MM); oi-chang, po-ikeng, po-kradang (TH)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories

Java; Philippines (Babuyan, Luzon, Camiguin, Mindanao); Palawan; peninsular Malaysia (Negeri Sembilan northward); Thailand; Cambodia; Myanmar; Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl., Little Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl., North Nicobar Isl., Central Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); India (Tripura); Laos; Sumatra; Borneo; Sumatra

Botany

Reich	Plantae
Tribe	Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm	Angiosperm
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Malvales
Family	Malvaceae
Genus	Pterocymbium
Species	tinctorium
Author citation	(Blanco) Merr.
Scientific name	Pterocymbium tinctorium (Blanco) Merr.

Habitus

Wood type	Hardwood
Growth habit	Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor	Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries	indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood	without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood	Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood	gelb bis 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

0.23-0.4

kg/m³

Pterocymbium tinctorium (Blanco) Merr.

Amberoi