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Santiria laevigata Blume

Kedondong

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Kedondong
Other names kerantai, upi, seladah (MY); kenari, kerantai, kayu kuning (ID)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Asia
States and Territories peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Penang, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor); Singapore; Sumatra (incl. Bangka Isl., Belitung); Borneo; Brunei; C-Sulawesi; Philippines (Mindanao); Moluccas (Aru Isl.)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Burseraceae
Genus Santiria
Species laevigata
Author citation Blume
Scientific name Santiria laevigata Blume

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun und gelb

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC
Remarks /D asiatische Arten: /E asian species: /F espèces asiatiques: /P espécies asiáticas: /S especies asiáticas: / Santiria apiculata Benn., S. laevigata Blume, S. oblongifolia Blume, S. tomentosa Blume

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 0.47-0.67 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Kedondong

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Kedondong

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Kedondong

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Kedondong

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson