Palaquium obovatum
Nyatoh
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Nyatoh | |
| English | Nyatoh | |
| Other names | chay (VN); pencil cedar, red planchonella (PG); pali (IN); nato (PH); kha-nunnok (TH); riam, jangka (MY-SWK); hangkang, balam teruing puteh, balam masin, kayu tanjung hutan, mayang, taban (MY, ID); moordooke (AU) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Indomalesia | |||
| States and Territories | India; Cambodia; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam; Borneo; Lesser Sunda Islands; Malaya; Maluku; Philippines; Sulawesi; Sumatra | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Ericales | |||
| Family | Sapotaceae | |||
| Genus | Palaquium | |||
| Species | obovatum | |||
| Author citation | (Griff.) Engl. | |||
| Scientific name | Palaquium obovatum (Griff.) Engl. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/sappa-ny.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/rot | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
| Remarks | /D Rohdichte je nach Art stark variabel, daher verschiedenen Handelshölzern zugeordnet = 'nyatoh' (mittelschwer) und 'nyatoh batu' (schwer) /E density quite variable, timbers therefore attributed to different trade groups, i.e. 'nyatoh' (medium weight) and 'nyatoh batu' (heavy) /F densité très variable, en conséquence bois divisés en plusieurs groupes tels que 'nyatoh' (bois de densité moyenne) ou 'nyatoh batu' (bois lourds) /P madeiras de peso espcôfico bastante variável; portanto, o comercio as vezes distingue entre dois grupos, 'nyatho' (madeiras de peso médio) e 'nyatoh batu' (madeiras pesadas) /S maderas de peso especôfico bastante variable; por esta razón son atribuidas a dos grupos comerciales distintas, i.e. 'nyatoh' (madera de peso medio) y 'nyatoh batu' (madera pesada) | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 0.4-0.65(-1.02) | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson