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Bhesa archboldiana (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Ding Hou

Biku-biku

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Biku-biku
Other names chô¹m bac (VN); xi bing mu, ku lin mu (CN); gwedauk, inky-aw, tagu-bok, thit-sat (MM); red-flowered Malayan spindle tree (SG); benak, boko-boko, medang tandok (MY); serunai, simun (MY-SWK);

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories New Guinea

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Centroplacaceae
Genus Bhesa
Species archboldiana
Author citation (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Ding Hou
Scientific name Bhesa archboldiana (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Ding Hou

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun/hell

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC
Remarks /D handelsrelevante Arten: /E relvant species: /F espèces commerciales: /P especiescomercializadas: /S especies comercializadas: / Bhesa archboldiana (Merr. & Perry) Ding Hou, B. paniculata Arn., B. robusta (Roxb.) Ding Hou

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 0.55-0.78 kg/m3

Appearances