LIGNUM – Holzwirtschaft Schweiz | Economie suisse du bois | Economia svizzera del legno
Mühlebachstrasse 8 | 8008 Zürich | Tel. 044 267 47 77 | Fax 044 267 47 87 | info@lignum.ch

Printing note: Print the file using the function of the browser and select the settings "print background colors and images". Otherwise, the component-image does not show. You can also create PDF files the same way. For example, with the CutePDFTMWriter.

Palaquium obovatum (Griff.) Engl.

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)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

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

Nyatoh

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Nyatoh

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Nyatoh

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Nyatoh

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Nyatoh

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson