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Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze

Borneo teak; Johnstone River teak; Kwila; Moluccan ironwood; Pacific teak; scrub mahogany; vesi

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Merbau
English Borneo teak; Johnstone River teak; Kwila; Moluccan ironwood; Pacific teak; scrub mahogany; vesi
Français Faux Gayac
Other names « kohu » en Nouvelle-Calédoni; Fehi; Gayac; Harandranto; Hintsi; Hintsika; Hintsikafitra; Hintsina; Hintsy; Tsararavina

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Asien, Océania (+ Madagascar)
States and Territories Viet Nam; Vanuatu; Tonga; Thailand; Tanzania; Sumatera; Sulawesi; Sri Lanka; Solomon Is; Singapore; Seychelles; Sarawak; Samoa-JML; Sabah; Ryukyu Is; Philippines; Peninsular Malaysia; Papua New Guinea; Northern Marianas; Nicobar Is; Myanmar; Moluccas; Micronesia Federated States; Mayotte; Mauritius; Marshall Is; Malaysia; Madagascar; Kalimantan; Jawa; Irian Jaya; Indonesia; India; Fiji; Chagos Archipelago; Cambodia; Brunei; Bismarck Archipelago; Bangladesh; Australia; Andaman Is

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Intsia
Species bijuga
Author citation (Colebr.) Kuntze
Scientific name Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun/rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Wood

Borneo teak; Johnstone River teak; Kwila; Moluccan ironwood; Pacific teak; scrub mahogany; vesi

Intsia bijuga , ©Dennis Wilson