Gluta renghas L.
Rengas
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Rengas | |
| English | Rengas | |
| Other names | rengas kerbau jalang (MY); rengas tembaga (ID); hekakoro (PG); thayet-thitsi (MM); kroeul (KH); rakban (TH) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Indochina; Asien, Ozeanien | |||
| States and Territories | Java; peninsular Malaysia (P. Langkawi, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor); Sumatra; Borneo; Sulawesi; Moluccas (E-Seram); Thailand | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Anacardiaceae | |||
| Genus | Gluta | |||
| Species | renghas | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Gluta renghas L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/anagl-re.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 | |||
| Remarks | /D Farbe des Kernholzes sehr variabel: je nach Art von gleichmässig graubraun bis dunkel rotbraun mit schwarzen Streifen /E colour of heartwood variable: in some species uniformly greyish brown, in others deep reddish brown with black streaks /F couleur du bois de coeur très variable: brun gris uniforme dans certaines espèces, brun rouge intense veiné de noir dans d'autres /P a cor do cerne é muito variável: em algumas espécies marrom acinzentado uniforme, em outras marrom avermelhado (quase roxo) com veias pretas /S color del duramen variable: en algunas espécies uniformemente marrón grizáceo, en otras marrón rojizo con vetas negras | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 570.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 800.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Gluta renghas , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson