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Shorea javanica Koord. & Valeton

White meranti; melapi

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) White Meranti
English White meranti; melapi
Other names

Further information

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Origin

Geographic Regions South-Eastern Asia
States and Territories C-Java; Sumatra

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Dipterocarpaceae
Genus Shorea
Species javanica
Author citation Koord. & Valeton
Scientific name Shorea javanica Koord. & Valeton

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Macroscopic features

Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood gelb/hell

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 5
Beetle S
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 3v
Impregnability of the sapwood 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 600.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 630.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 670.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

White meranti;  melapi

SHWM , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

Leaves

White meranti;  melapi

SHWM , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

White meranti;  melapi

SHWM , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson