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Pometia ridleyi King

Taun

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Kasai
English Taun
Other names Pometia

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South-Eastern Asia; Australien; Oceania
States and Territories peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan); Sumatra; Borneo; peninsular Thailand

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Sapindaceae
Genus Pometia
Species ridleyi
Author citation King
Scientific name Pometia ridleyi King

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Mit Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun/rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3
Mushrooms laboratory 3
Beetle S
Termites M
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 3-4
Impregnability of the sapwood 2
Width of the sapwood m

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 650.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 710.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 750.00 kg/m3

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