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Toona sureni (Blume) Merr.

Kalantas; surian; toon

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Suren
English Kalantas; surian; toon
Other names suren (RI); red cedar (PNG); kalantas (RP); thitkado (BUR); chomcha (K); yom-hom (T)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Indomalesia
States and Territories China (Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan); Nepal; Java; peninsular Malaysia (Perlis, Langkawi Isl., Kedah, Penang, Kelantan, Pahang, Selangor, Johor); Thailand; Sumatra; Borneo; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Sumba, Timor); Moluccas (Halmaheira, Tanimbar); Sulawesi; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Myanmar (Kachin, Sagaing); Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim); Cambodia; Laos; Viet Nam; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka [I]; Philippines (Batanes, Luzon, Mindoro, Negros, Cebu, Leyte, Samar, Mindanao)
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Meliaceae
Genus Toona
Species sureni
Author citation (Blume) Merr.
Scientific name Toona sureni (Blume) Merr.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun und rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Kalantas;  surian;  toon

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson