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Pentace triptera Mast.

Melunak

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)	Melunak
English	Melunak
Other names	melunak, balong ayan, baru, pinang, sisiat, takalis, tassiet (ID, MY); "Burmese mahogany" (trade); thitka (MM)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions	Indochina
States and Territories	peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Penang, Kelantan, Terengganu, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor); Singapore; peninsular Thailand; Borneo; Sumatra

Botany

Reich	Plantae
Tribe	Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm	Angiosperm
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Malvales
Family	Malvaceae
Genus	Pentace
Species	triptera
Author citation	Mast.
Scientific name	Pentace triptera Mast.

Habitus

Wood type	Hardwood
Growth habit	Baum

Microscopic features

Containers	zerstreutporig
Intkey	https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/tilpe-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 bis rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit

0.42-0.59-0.73

kg/m³

Appearances

Bark