Liquidambar excelsa
Rasamala
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Rasamala | |
| Other names | bad, mala, tulasan, mandung (ID); nantayok (MM); sop (LA); sop, hom, satu (TH); xi qing pi (CN); Burmese storax (GB); jutili (IN) |
Origin
| States and Territories | Java; peninsular Malaysia (Pahan); China (Yunnan); SE-Tibet; NE-India (Assam); Sumatra; Bhutan; Myanmar (Kachin, Taninthayi, Pegu); Viet Nam; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Saxifragales | |||
| Family | Altingiaceae | |||
| Genus | Liquidambar | |||
| Species | excelsa | |||
| Author citation | (Noronha) Oken | |||
| Scientific name | Liquidambar excelsa (Noronha) Oken | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/hamalexc.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 | |||
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 | 0.6-0.85 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Liquidambar excelsa , ©Dennis Wilson