Heritiera simplicifolia (Mast.) Kosterm.
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Mengkulang | |
| Other names | mengkulang (MY); palapi, teraling, tarrietia (ID); huynh (VN); dong chem, sempong, sonloc (KH); lumbayau (PH); may nhom pa (LA), kanzo (MM) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | South-Eastern Asia | |||
| States and Territories | peninsular Malaysia (Kelantan, Terengganu, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor); Singapore; N-Thailand; Borneo; Brunei | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malvales | |||
| Family | Malvaceae | |||
| Genus | Heritiera | |||
| Species | simplicifolia | |||
| Author citation | (Mast.) Kosterm. | |||
| Scientific name | Heritiera simplicifolia (Mast.) Kosterm. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/stehe-me.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/rot | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 4 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
| Remarks | /D Oberfläche mitunter leicht fettig durch kautschukartige Einlagerungen /E wood surface slightly oily due to rubber-like cell contents /F légèrement gras au toucher ô cause de composés caoutchouteux /P superficie ligeiramente oleosa ao toque devido aos conteudos tipo 'borracha' /S superficie ligeramente grasienta debido a contenido 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 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Heritiera simplicifolia , ©Dennis Wilson