Vitex glabrata
Leban
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Leban | |
| Other names | laban, guapasa, ketileng, serawet (ID); leban, kulim papa (MY); garamut (PG); molawe, bongoog (PH); kyetyo (MM); tinnok (TH); binh linh (VN) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Indochina | |||
| States and Territories | Assam; Bangladesh; East Himalaya; India; Andaman Is.; Cambodia; Laos; Myanmar; Nicobar Islands; Thailand; Viet Nam; Borneo; Java; Lesser Sunda Islands; Malaya; Maluku; Philippines; Sulawesi; New Guinea; Northern Territory; Queensland; Western Australia; Marianas | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Lamiales | |||
| Family | Lamiaceae | |||
| Genus | Vitex | |||
| Species | glabrata | |||
| Author citation | R.Br. | |||
| Scientific name | Vitex glabrata R.Br. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/vervispp.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | without color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun und gelb | |||
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 | 0.5-0.85 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson