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Toona ciliata M. Roem.

Australian redcedar

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Suren
English Australian redcedar
Other names suren (RI); red cedar (PNG); kalantas (RP); thitkado (BUR); chomcha (K); yom-hom (T) Kalantas, surian, toon

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions Indomalesia
States and Territories Borneo; Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Lanai [I], Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); tropical Africa [I]; China (Guangdong, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan); Laos; Java; Myanmar (Kachin, Sagaing, Bago, Mandalay, Shan, Yangon); Mauritius [I]; São Tomé [I]; Honduras [I]; Sumatra (incl. Bangka Isl.); Cuba [I]; Zambia [I]; Nepal; Cambodia; Mozambique [I]; USA [I] (Maryland [I]); Thailand; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Viet Nam; Peru [I]; Brazil [I]; Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Pohnpei [I]); Puerto Rico [I]; South Africa [I]; Pakistan [I]; India (widespread, incl. Kashmir); Zimbabwe [I]; Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro); Moluccas (Ternate, Tanimbar); Bangladesh; Sri Lanka [I]; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Flores, Timor); Costa Rica [I]; Bismarck Arch. (New Britain); peninsular Malaysia (Langkawi Isl., Perak); Bhutan; Australia (NE-Queensland, E-New South Wales); Afghanistan [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Meliaceae
Genus Toona
Species ciliata
Author citation M. Roem.
Scientific name Toona ciliata M. Roem.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers halbringporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/meltoona.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun und rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Wood

Australian redcedar

, 74x40mm ,

Australian redcedar

Toona ciliata , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Australian redcedar

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson