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Eucalyptus deglupta Blume

Kamerere

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Kamarere
English Kamerere
Other names deglupta, Mindanao gum (trade); leda (ID)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South-Eastern Asia
States and Territories Lesser Sunda Isl. (Timor); Moluccas; Sulawesi; Bismarck Arch.; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Thailand [I]; Philippines [I]; tropical Africa [I]; Fiji [I]; Tonga [I] (Rarotonga [I]); Niue [I]; Palau [I] (Koror [I]); Mauritius [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Honduras [I]; El Salvador [I]; Cuba [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Molokai [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); Myanmar [I]; Sri Lanka [I]; China [I]; Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Pohnpei [I]); Trinidad & Tobago [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Myrtales
Family Myrtaceae
Genus Eucalyptus
Species deglupta
Author citation Blume
Scientific name Eucalyptus deglupta Blume

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/myreudeg.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 und rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3to4
Beetle D
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 3-4
Impregnability of the sapwood n/a
Width of the sapwood f

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 550.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 650.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 750.00 kg/m3

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