Koompassia malaccensis
Kempas
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Kempas | |
| English | Kempas | |
| Other names | hampas, pah, mengris, impas, toemaling, garis, ajam (ID) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | South-Eastern Asia | |||
| States and Territories | Brunei; Indonesia; Kalimantan; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Sabah; Singapore; Sumatera; Thailand | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Koompassia | |||
| Species | malaccensis | |||
| Author citation | Benth. | |||
| Scientific name | Koompassia malaccensis Benth. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caekomal.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun bis rot/braun bis gelb | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2 | |||
| Beetle | S | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
| Remarks | Splintholz gegen Lyctus nicht beständig | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 3 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1-2 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 850.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 860.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 880.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Koompassia malaccensis , ©Dennis Wilson