Fagraea gracilipes
Tembesu; tembusu
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Tembesu; tembusu | |
| Other names | tamosu, kolaki, nosu (ID); temasuk, pedang (MY); urung, dolo, teca (PH); anan, ananma (MM); Burma yellowheart, ironwood (GB); tatrao (KH); man pa (LA); tam sao, kankrao, man pla (TH); trai (VN) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Indochina | |||
| States and Territories | Fiji; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.; Moluccas (Aru Isl.); Solomon Isl.; Santa Cruz Isl. | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Gentianales | |||
| Family | Gentianaceae | |||
| Genus | Fagraea | |||
| Species | gracilipes | |||
| Author citation | A. Gray | |||
| Scientific name | Fagraea gracilipes A. Gray | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/logfafra.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 | braun/gelb bis hell | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
| Remarks | /D Andere Arten der Gattung Fagraea, die als 'tembesu' gehandelt werden: /E additional species of Fagraea occasionally traded as 'tembesu': /F autres espèces parfois commerciales comme 'tembusu': /P outras especiesde Fagraea ocasionalmente comercializadas como 'tembesu': /S otras especiesde Fagraea ocasionalmente comercializadas como 'tembesu': / F. crenulata (S.Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo), F. elliptica (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Moluccas, New Guinea), F. gracilipes (New Guinea, Australia, Solomon Islands, Fiji) | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 640.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 890.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 1080.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Fagraea gracilipes , ©Dennis Wilson