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Nomenclature etc. VERBENACEAE. Syn.: Peronema heterophyllum Miq. Trade and local names: jati putih, j. sabrang, j. londo, kurus (ID); sukai, cherek (MY). Not protected under CITES regulations.
Tree. Geographic distribution: Indomalesia.
General. Growth ring boundaries distinct. Wood nearly ringporous. Heartwood basically light brown. Sapwood colour similar to heartwood colour. Density (0.36–)0.52–0.73 g/cm³.
Vessels. Wood ring porous or semi ring porous. Vessels in multiples, commonly in short (2–3 vessels) radial rows. Average tangential vessel diameter earlywood 180–260 µm (in latewood 100–170). Perforation plates simple. Intervessel pits alternate, average diameter (vertical) 2–4 µm. Vessel-ray pits with distinct borders, similar to intervessel pits. Helical thickenings absent. Tyloses absent.
Tracheids and fibres. Fibres very thin-walled, or of medium wall thickness. Average fibre length 900–1600 µm. Fibre pits mainly restricted to radial walls, simple to minutely bordered. Fibres non-septate.
Axial parenchyma. Axial parenchyma banded (bands may partially include earlywood vessels). Bands marginal (or seemingly marginal). Bands coarse. Axial parenchyma paratracheal. Paratracheal axial parenchyma vasicentric, or aliform, or confluent. Aliform parenchyma of the lozenge type. Axial parenchyma as strands. Average number of cells per strand: 2–4.
Rays. Rays 4–7(–12) per tangential mm, multiseriate, 4–10 cells wide. Height of large rays up to 500 µm, or commonly 500 to 1000 µm. Rays composed of two or more cell types (heterocellular). Heterocellular rays with square and upright cells restricted to marginal rows, mostly 1 marginal row of upright or square cells or mostly 2–4 marginal rows of upright or square cells.
Storied structures. Storied structure absent.
Mineral inclusions. Crystals not observed. Silica present, as grains (very small and infrequent); in rays cells.
Illustrations. • Transverse section. • Tangential section. • Radial section. • Vitreous silica. vitreous silica (Si) in vessels. Si.
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Cite this publication as: ‘Richter, H.G., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2000 onwards. Commercial timbers: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. In English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. Version: 9th April 2019. delta-intkey.com’.
