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Calophyllum inophyllum L.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Bintangor
Español Maria grande
Other names Kamani;

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Oceania; South-Eastern Asia; Australien
States and Territories Singapore; New Caledonia; Banaba [Ocean] Isl.; Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives]; Myanmar (Mon, Taninthayi); SE-Kenya; Palau (Babeldaob, Koror, Ngarakabesang, Urukthapel, Ngeanges, Angaur, Sonsorol, Tobi); American Samoa (Manua Isl., Tutuila, Aunu'u, Ofu, Olosega, Ta'u); North Keeling Isl.; Iles Glorieuses [I]; S-Cook Isl. (Mangaia); Tokelau (Nukunonu, Fakaofo, Swains Isl.); Christmas Isl. [Austr.]; Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Molokai [I], Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); [Western] Samoa; Guinea [I]; Cook Isl. (Rarotonga); Guam; Sri Lanka; USA [I] (Florida [I]); Laos; Java; Aldabra Isl.; Tuamotu Arch. (Makatea Isl., Rangiroa Atoll, Takapoto Atoll, etc.); Andaman Isl. (North Andamans, Middle Andamans, South Andamans, Little Andaman Isl.); China [I] (?Guangdong [I], Hainan [I], ?Yunnan [I]); Rodrigues; Rotuma Isl.; India (Orissa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala); Society Isl. (Mopelia Atoll, Tahiti, Mopelia Atoll, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tupai, Maupiti, Tetiaroa Atoll); Honduras [I]; Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland); Austral Isl. (Tubuai, Rurutu); Cuba [I]; S-Line Isl. (Caroline Atoll); Volcano Isl. (Kita-Iwojima, Iwojima); Cambodia; Niue; Marquesas Isl. (Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, Mohotani, Fatu Hiva); Mozambique Channel Isl. [Iles Éparses] [c] (Juan de Nova Isl. [c]); Thailand; Seychelles; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Gilbert Isl. (Butaritari, Tarawa, Maiana, Nonouti, Tabiteuea, Onotoa); Ryukyu Isl. [I]; Viet Nam; NE-Mozambique; [Western] Samoa (Aleipata Islands, Savaii, Upolu); Philippines (throughout); Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Marshall Isl. (Bikini, Rongelap, Rongerik, Utirik, Ujelang, Ujae, Wotho, Lae, Kwajalein, Ailuk, Jemo, Likiep, Aur, Ailinglapalap, Majuro, Arno, Jaluit); Northern Marianas (Pagan, Alamagan, Farallon de Medinilla, Saipan, Tinian, Rota); Cocos [Keeling] Isl.; Puerto Rico [I]; Taiwan [I]; Phoenix Isl. (Kanton, Orona); Nicaragua [I]; Tonga (Late Isl., Tongatapu, 'Eua, Vava'u, Lifuka, Niuafo'ou); Mauritius; E-Tanzania; Colombia [I]; Fed. States of Micronesia (Yap, Ulithi, Fais, Eauripik, Woleai, Faraulep, Ifalik, Lamotrek, Puluwat, Namonuito, Nomwin, Truk, Moen, Fanano, Dublon, Tol, Udot, Todiu, Fefan, Piis, Nama, Losap, Namoluk, Etal, Lukunor, Satawan, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi, Ant, Ngatik, Pohnpei, Mokil, Pingelap, Kosrae); Bangladesh; Comores (Mayotte, etc.); Nauru; Congo [Brazzaville] [I]; Bonin Isl. (Chichijima, Anijima, Otohtojima, Hahajima, Mukohjima, Meijima, Hirashima); Wallis & Futuna (Wallis Isl., Futuna Isl.); Gabon [I]; Costa Rica [I]; N-Line Isl. (Palmyra Atoll, Teraina, Tabueran); Madagascar; Austral Isl. (Rurutu, etc.); Tuvalu [I] (Nui Atoll [I]); Panama [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; La Reunion; Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl., North Nicobars, Central Nicobars, Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Chagos Arch. (Diego Garcia); Cameroon [I]; peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Penang, Kelantan, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor); Maldives; Bismarck Arch.; Fiji
[I] = Introduced
[c] = Commercially cultivated

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Calophyllaceae
Genus Calophyllum
Species inophyllum
Author citation L.
Scientific name Calophyllum inophyllum L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3
Mushrooms laboratory 1to4
Beetle D
Termites M
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 4
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 630.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 660.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 690.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

CAIN , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

CAIN , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Seed

CAIN , Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

CAIN , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Fruit

CAIN , Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson