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Heritiera densiflora (Pellegr.) Kosterm.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Niangon
Other names mengkulang (MY); palapi, teraling, tarrietia (ID); huynh (VN); dong chem, sempong, sonloc (KH); lumbayau (PH); may nhom pa (LA), kanzo (MM)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Western Africa
States and Territories Equatorial Guinea; Gabon

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Malvaceae
Genus Heritiera
Species densiflora
Author citation (Pellegr.) Kosterm.
Scientific name Heritiera densiflora (Pellegr.) Kosterm.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun/rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3
Beetle D
Termites M-D
Lithophagous molluscs S
Remarks /D Oberfläche mitunter leicht fettig durch kautschukartige Einlagerungen /E wood surface slightly oily due to rubber-like cell contents /F légèrement gras au toucher ô  cause de composés caoutchouteux /P superficie ligeiramente oleosa ao toque devido aos conteudos tipo 'borracha' /S superficie ligeramente grasienta debido a contenido tipo 'caucho'

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood 3
Width of the sapwood m

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 670.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 680.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 710.00 kg/m3

Appearances