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Pterocymbium beccari K. Schumann

Amberoi

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Amberoi
Other names Amberoi (trade); kelumbuk, papita (ID); melembu, teluto, keluak (MY); taluto (PH); sawbya (MM); oi-chang, po-ikeng, po-kradang (TH)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Myanmar

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Malvaceae
Genus Pterocymbium
Species beccari
Author citation K. Schumann
Scientific name Pterocymbium beccari K. Schumann

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
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Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood gelb bis 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 0.23-0.4 kg/m3

Appearances