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Garuga pinnata Roxb.

Kandis

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Kedondong
English Kandis
Other names asam gelugor, bebata, bruas, lulai, manggishutan, sikop (MY); binukau, bunog, haras, taklang-anak (PH); tai chua, trai lô­, may bao, búta, hô´ng pháp (VN); taung-thale, parawa, madaw (MM); mu zhu zi (CN)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South-Eastern Asia; Indochina
States and Territories China (SW-Guangxi, Sichuan, S-Yunnan); Cambodia; Laos; Myanmar (Bago, Mandalay, Rakhine); India (widespread, incl. Darjeeling); Bangladesh; Viet Nam; Thailand; Nepal; Andaman Isl. (Narcondum Isl., Barren Isl., Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl.); Pakistan [I] (Karachi [I], Lahore [I])
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Burseraceae
Genus Garuga
Species pinnata
Author citation Roxb.
Scientific name Garuga pinnata Roxb.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

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 braun/rot/gelb

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 5
Beetle S
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs S
Remarks /D nur Arten aus dem tropischen Asien /E only species native to tropical Asia /F seule espèces d'Asie tropical /P sómente especiesda Asia tropical /S sólo especies de la ôsia tropical

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 3
Impregnability of the sapwood n/a
Width of the sapwood s

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 500.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 650.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 750.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Kandis

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson