Dracontomelon dao
Dao; paldao
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Dao; paldao | |
| Other names | Pacific walnut, New Guinea walnut (trade); dahu, sengkuang, basuong (ID); unkawang (MY-sar); mon, laup (PG); nga-bauk (MM); phrachao-ha-phra-ong (TH) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Indochina | |||
| States and Territories | peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Penang, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan); Thailand; Cambodia; Borneo; Brunei; Sumatra; Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Tablas, Negros, Leyte, Samar, Basilan, Mindanao); Palawan; Lesser Sunda Isl.; Java; Sulawesi; Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Solomon Isl.; Andaman Isl. (South Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar (Kachin, Rakhine, Sagaing, Taninthayi, Mandalay, Yangon); Laos; Viet Nam; NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh); Trinidad & Tobago [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Anacardiaceae | |||
| Genus | Dracontomelon | |||
| Species | dao | |||
| Author citation | (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe | |||
| Scientific name | Dracontomelon dao (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/anadrdao.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
| Remarks | /D Andere Arten der Gattung Dracontomelon, die gelegentlich als 'dao' gehandelt werden, sind: /E other species of Dracontomelon occasionally traded as 'dao' are: /F les autres espèces parfois commerciales sous le nom de 'dao' sont: /P outras especiesde Dracontomelon que entram no mercado uma ou outra vez com o nome 'dao' são: /S otras especies de Dracontomelon ocasionalmente comercializadas como 'dao' son: / D. costatum (Borneo, Sumatra), D. lenticulatum (New Guinea) | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 350.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 700.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
DMDA , paldao , ©Bollinger Furniere
Dracontomelon dao , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
DMDA , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
DMDA , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson