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Peronema canescens Jack

Sungkai

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Sungkai
Other names jati putih, j. sabrang, j. londo, kurus (ID); sukai, cherek (MY)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Thailand; Borneo; Malaya; Sumatra

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Lamiales
Family Lamiaceae
Genus Peronema
Species canescens
Author citation Jack
Scientific name Peronema canescens Jack

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers ringporig/halbringporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/verpecan.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun

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 (0.36-)0.52-0.73 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Sungkai

Peronema canescens , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Sungkai

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Sungkai

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Sungkai

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Sungkai

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson