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Dillenia indica L.

Simpoh; simpur; Chalta (Trinidad & Tobago)

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Simpoh
English Simpoh; simpur; Chalta (Trinidad & Tobago)
Français Chalta
Other names simpor (MY); sempur (ID); katmon (PH); zinbyum, mai-masan (MM); san (KH); san, masan (TH); elephant apple (GB); karambel (IN); fruta-estrela, dilênia (PT);

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Asien, Ozeanien
States and Territories Sumatra; +Singapore; Borneo; Dominican Republic [I]; Jamaica [I]; tropical Africa [I]; Lesser Sunda Isl.; Ecuador [I]; Sri Lanka; Laos; Java; Venezuela [I]; Seychelles [I]; Mauritius [I]; São Tomé [I]; Honduras [I]; Nepal; Cambodia; La Réunion [I]; Galapagos [I]; Mozambique [I]; Thailand; Viet Nam; China (S-Yunnan, S-Guangxi); Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Pohnpei [I]); Puerto Rico [I]; Taiwan [I]; Brunei; Pakistan [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Colombia [I]; Bangladesh; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. John [I]); Philippines [I]; Costa Rica [I]; peninsular Malaysia (Kelantan, Trengganu, Perak, Pahan, Selangor, Johor); India (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Sikkim); Panama [I]; Bhutan; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Myanmar (widespread); Haiti [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Dilleniales
Family Dilleniaceae
Genus Dillenia
Species indica
Author citation L.
Scientific name Dillenia indica L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/dildi-si.htm

Macroscopic features

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

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 540.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 880.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Simpoh; simpur; Chalta (Trinidad & Tobago)

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Simpoh; simpur; Chalta (Trinidad & Tobago)

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Simpoh; simpur; Chalta (Trinidad & Tobago)

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Simpoh; simpur; Chalta (Trinidad & Tobago)

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Simpoh; simpur; Chalta (Trinidad & Tobago)

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Fruit

Simpoh; simpur; Chalta (Trinidad & Tobago)

, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson