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Heritiera sumatrana (Miq.) Kosterm.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Mengkulang
Other names nyanwen, wishmore, angi (DE, GB); kekosi, kouanda, yangon (CI); nyankom, attabini (GH); ogoué, engongkom (GA); yawi (LR)

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South-Eastern Asia
States and Territories peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Penang, Terengganu, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Johor); Sumatra; SE- & peninsular Thailand; Singapore; Borneo; Brunei

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Malvaceae
Genus Heritiera
Species sumatrana
Author citation (Miq.) Kosterm.
Scientific name Heritiera sumatrana (Miq.) Kosterm.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 4
Beetle D
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs S
Remarks /D Holzoberfläche fettig durch kautschukartige Inhalte /E surface sticky due to rubber-like compounds /F gras au toucher ô  cause de composés caoutchouteux /P superficie ligeiramente oleosa ao toque devido aos conteudos tipo 'borracha' /S superficie grasienta debido a inclusiones tipo caucho

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 3
Impregnability of the sapwood 2
Width of the sapwood s

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 680.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 710.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 720.00 kg/m3

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