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Pometia pinnata J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.

Taun

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Kasai
English Taun
Other names Pometia

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions South-Eastern Asia; Australien; Oceania
States and Territories Java; Philippines (Babuyan, Luzon, Mindoro, Ticao, Masbate, Negros, Cebu, Leyte, Samar, Mindanao); Palawan; Borneo; Brunei; Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl., Little Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl., North Nicobar Isl., Central Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar (Mandalay); Laos; Sulawesi; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Taiwan; peninsular Malaysia (throughout); Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Fiji; Rotuma Isl.; Santa Cruz Isl.; Wallis & Futuna; American Samoa [I] (Manua Isl. [I], Tutuila [I], Ofu [I], Olosega [I], Ta'u [I]); Marshall Isl. [I] (Jaluit [I]); Niue [I]; Society Isl. [I] (Mopelia Atoll [I], Tahiti [I], Raiatea [I], Bora Bora [I], Tetiaroa Atoll [I]); Tonga [I] (Tongatapu [I], 'Eua [I], Vava'u [I], Niuatoputapu [I]); Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Rangiroa Atoll [I], Takapoto Atoll [I]); [Western] Samoa [I] (Aleipata Islands [I], Savaii [I]); Marquesas Isl. [I] (Tahuata [I])
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Sapindaceae
Genus Pometia
Species pinnata
Author citation J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.
Scientific name Pometia pinnata J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/sanpopin.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Mit Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun/rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3
Mushrooms laboratory 3
Beetle S
Termites M
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 3-4
Impregnability of the sapwood 2
Width of the sapwood m

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 650.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 710.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 750.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Taun

PMPN , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Taun

PMPN , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Taun

PMPN , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Taun

PMPN , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Taun

PMPN , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson