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HIBISCUS (Hibiscus tiliaceus)

Nom commercial

Hibiscus

Nom scientifique (avec auteur)

Hibiscus tiliaceus L.

Famille

MALVACEAE

Noms communs (pays)

Mahoe; Baru laut (Sarawak); Po thale (Thailand); Malubago (Philippines); Po na (Thailand); Khamin nang matse (Thailand); Ta sua (Laos); Hou sua (Laos); Malabugo (Philippines); Thinban (Myanmar); Babaru bulu (Malaysia); Baru-baru (Malaysia); Babaru (Indonesia); Waru (Indonesia); Baru (Indonesia); Sea hibiscus; Ragindi (Philippines); Danglin (Philippines)

Synonymes du nom scientifique (avec auteurs)

Paritium abutiloides (Willd.) G. Don; Pariti tiliaceum (L.) A. Juss.; Hibiscus tortuosus Roxb.; Hibiscus tiliaefolius Salisb.; Hibiscus porophyllus Vell.; Hibiscus circinnatus Willd.; Hibiscus abutiloides Willd.

DESCRIPTION DE L'ARBRE

Description botanique

It is a small to medium sized tree up to 30 m tall, branchless for 12 m, up to 80 cm in diameter, without or with small buttresses.

Habitat naturel

Hibiscus species are found in secondary lowland forests. Sometimes they are also found in primary forests, up to 1,500 m of altitude.

Existence de plantations?

Hibiscus is widely planted as an ornamental tree.

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IDENTIFICATION DU BOIS

Description anatomique du bois

Colored deposits in heartwood vessels. Vessels per mm2 5 to 20. Simple perforation plates. Axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Axial parenchyma aliform. Axial parenchyma confluent. Axial parenchyma storied. Rays storied. Body ray cells procumbent with one row of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-III). Fibers storied.

  • Vue macroscopique du bois (plan radiale)
  • Vue microscopique d'une section transversale du bois

Disponibilité

Statut CITES

Unrestricted

DESCRIPTION GÉNÉRALE DU BOIS

Teinte

The heartwood is pale or dark yellow, brown, pale brown-gray or blue-gray with purplish tinge, gray-black, purple-black, sharply differentiated from the white or pale yellow sapwood.

Index de Teinte (1 = Noir, 7 = Jaune clair)

3

Grain

Straight or interlocked grain is common in this species.

Texture

Texture is usually fine to moderately fine.

Durabilité naturelle

The wood is non-durable when exposed to the weather or in contact with the ground. The heartwood is resistant to dry wood termites.

Index de durabilité naturelle (1 = Très élevée, 7 = Très faible)

5

PROPRIÉTÉS PHYSIQUES DU BOIS

Densité basale ou gravité spécifique (poids anhydre/vol. saturé) (g/cm³)

0.49

Densité sèche à l'air (poids et volume à 12%TH) (g/cm³)

0.53

Retrait tangentiel total (saturé à 0%TH) (%)

4.9

Retrait radial total (saturé à 0%TH) (%)

2.4

Ratio de stabilité dimensionnelle (% retrait tangentiel total/% retrait radial total)

2.1

PROPRIÉTÉS CHIMIQUES DU BOIS

PROPRIÉTÉS MÉCANIQUES DU BOIS

OUVRABILITÉ

Coupe de placage de déroulage

Lamination of this species is possible.

Placage tranche

Lamination of this species is possible.

Usinage

Machining of this species is reported to be easy.

Tournage

30

Finissage

It gives a smooth finish.

UTILISATIONS

UTILISATIONS FINALES (RÉSUMÉ)

HOUSING GENERAL, frames, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, TURNING, cutlery, SPORTS, TOOLS, tool handles, PACKING, CONTAINERS, truck bodies, truck flooring, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION, boats, OTHER AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, handicrafts, matches, axle, moldings

MEUBLES ET M. DE RANGEMENT
  • 10 - Silica in Timbers
Cadres
  • 16 - Woods of the World
PANNEAUX ET PLACAGE
  • 25 - Directory of Timber Trade Malaysia
Tournage
  • 30 - Embassy of Honduras in Japan
Manches de couverts
  • 33 - Embassy of Gabon in Japan
SPORTS
  • 38 - Annual Review and Assessment of the World Timber Situation 1998-ITTO
OUTILS
  • 42 - Utilización Industrial de Nuevas Especies Forestales en el Perú.
Outils_manches
  • 43 - Maderas de Bolivia (Características y Usos de 55 Maderas Tropicales)
EMBALLAGE
  • 45 - Recopilación y Análisis de Estudios Tecnológicos de Maderas Peruanas
Carros_camion
  • 53 - Timbers of the New World
Wagons
  • 54 - Bulletin of the Government Forest Experiment Station N.157: Identification of Tropical Woods
CONSTRUCTION NAVALE
  • 55 - Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America
Navires
  • 56 - Manual de Identificación de Especies Forestales de la Subregión Andina.
AUTRES ET INSTRUMENTS DE MUSIQUE
  • 63 - Madeiras do Brazil II
Artisanat
  • 66 - Maderas latinoamericanas. VII. Caracteristicas anatomicas. propiedades fisicomecanicas, de secado, y tratabilidad de la madera juvenil de Cordia alliodora (Ruiz & Pav. Oken.)
Allumette
  • 71 - Proprietes physiques et mecaniques des bois tropicaux, premier supplement
Essieux
  • 73 - Handbook of Hardwoods
Moulures
  • 79 - Padronização da Nomenclatura Comercial Brasileira das Madeiras Tropicais Amazônicas, Sugestão

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