Avicennia officinalis
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) |
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 | DC | |||
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
Avicennia officinalis , ©Dennis Wilson