Avicennia officinalis L.

Indian mangrove; grey mangrove, white mangrove tree (AU, GB)

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch	Indische Magrove
English	Indian mangrove; grey mangrove, white mangrove tree (AU, GB);
Français	palétuvier
Italiano	Indische Magrove
Suomi	Indische Magrove
Norsk	Indische Magrove
Čeština	Indische Magrove
Español	mangle negro
Svenska	Indische Magrove
Polski	Indische Magrove
Український	Indische Magrove
Român	Indische Magrove
Русский	Indische Magrove
Български	Indische Magrove
EESTI	Indische Magrove
日本語	Indische Magrove
Other names	bina, tivar, madaipattai (IN); upattha, nalla mada (LK); api api ludat, api api daun bulat, udat (MY); hai lan ci (CN)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories

India; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand; Cambodia; Viet Nam; Peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Java; Borneo; Lesser Sunda Isl.; Sulawesi; Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Philippines; Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales)

Botany

Reich	Plantae
Tribe	Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm	Angiosperm
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Lamiales
Family	Acanthaceae
Genus	Avicennia
Species	officinalis
Author citation	L.
Scientific name	Avicennia officinalis L.

Habitus

Wood type	Hardwood
Growth habit	Baum

Microscopic features

Containers	zerstreutporig
Intkey	https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/aviaviof.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor	Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries	indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood	without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood	Mit Farbstreifen
Color heartwood	braun/hell

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

0.56-0.8

kg/m³

Appearances

Wood

Indian mangrove; grey mangrove, white mangrove tree (AU, GB)