Dialium platysepalum
Keranji
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Keranji | |
| English | Keranji | |
| Other names | kranji (ID); velvet tamarind, tamarind plum (GB); taung-kaye (MM); kralanh, k.lomié (KH); kayi-khao, yi-thongbung (TH); xoay (VN) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Indochina, Asien, Ozeanien | |||
| States and Territories | Borneo; Brunei; Indonesia; Kalimantan; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Sabah; Sarawak; Singapore; Sumatera; Thailand | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Dialium | |||
| Species | platysepalum | |||
| Author citation | Baker | |||
| Scientific name | Dialium platysepalum Baker | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caedipla.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 | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 750.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 1050.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Dialium platysepalum , ©Dennis Wilson