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Calophyllum papuanum Lauterb.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Bintangor
Other names

Further information

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Origin

Geographic Regions South-Eastern Asia; Australien; Oceania
States and Territories Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea, Fergusson Isl., Goodenough Isl.)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Calophyllaceae
Genus Calophyllum
Species papuanum
Author citation Lauterb.
Scientific name Calophyllum papuanum Lauterb.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3
Mushrooms laboratory 1to4
Beetle D
Termites M
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood 2
Width of the sapwood s

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 630.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 660.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 690.00 kg/m3

Appearances