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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)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

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

Rengas

Gluta renghas , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Rengas

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Rengas

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Rengas

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson