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Dryobalanops sumatrensis (J. F. Gmel.) Kosterm.

Kapur

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Kapur
English Kapur
Other names kapur paji, k. bukit, tepurau, sintok, amplang, oewa, padji (Borneo), Oost-Borneo kamfer (NL), North Borneo kapur, Borneo camphorwood (GB), keladan (MY)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

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

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Dipterocarpaceae
Genus Dryobalanops
Species sumatrensis
Author citation (J. F. Gmel.) Kosterm.
Scientific name Dryobalanops sumatrensis (J. F. Gmel.) Kosterm.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun bis rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1to2
Beetle D
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood 1
Width of the sapwood m

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 630.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 700.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 790.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Kapur

DRXX , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson