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Shorea superba Symington

Yellow Balau

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Bangkirai
English Yellow Balau
Other names Bangkirai

Further information

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Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South-Eastern Asia
States and Territories Borneo; Brunei

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Dipterocarpaceae
Genus Shorea
Species superba
Author citation Symington
Scientific name Shorea superba Symington

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 2
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs D
Remarks Unter Laborbedingungen nicht beständig gegen Termiten

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 4
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 700.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 930.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 1150.00 kg/m3

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