Kandelia candel (L.) Druce
Taxonomy
- Species:
- Kandelia candel (L.) Druce
- Genus:
- Kandelia
- Family:
- Pentaphylacaceae
Synonym(s)
Common Names
- No common names
Properties
Botanic
Evergreen shrub or small tree, up to 7 m tall. Stem base thickened, without buttresses or pneumatophores; bark reddish or greyish-brown, spongy.
Leaves decussate, elliptical-oblong or narrowly so, to obovate-oblong, 6-13 cm x 2-6 cm.
Flowers in an axillary, cymose inflorescence; calyx deeply 5-lobed, the lobes reflexed in fruit; petals white, multifid; stamens many.
Fruit ovoid, with the sharply pointed hypocotyl developing while still on the tree.
Habitat
K. candel occurs locally on banks of tidal rivers among other mangrove species, but is rather rare.
Cultivation and Marketing
Uses and Function
Soil improver: As green manure.
Fuel: The wood is used as fuelwood and for charcoal production.
Tannin or dyestuff: The bark is suitable for tanning heavy leather and for dyeing in red and brown colours.
Timber: The wood is used for temporary constructions.
Variable
Wood Density
4 rows
| 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.5800 | 15 | Oey Djoen Seng (1951) in Soewarsono (1990). Specific Gravity of Indonesian Woods and its Significance for Practical Use, FRDC, Forestry Department, Bogor, Indonesia | |
| 0.512 | 0.5120 | Cheng, J.C., Yang, J. and Liu, P. 1992. Anatomy and Properties of Chinese Woods. Chinese Forestry Publishing, Beijing, China. 820 pp. | China | |||
| 0.557 | 0.5570 | Cheng, J.C., Yang, J. and Liu, P. 1992. Anatomy and Properties of Chinese Woods. Chinese Forestry Publishing, Beijing, China. 820 pp. | China | |||
| 0.46 | 0.4600 | Oey Djoen Seng (1951) in Soewarsono (1990). Specific Gravity of Indonesian Woods and its Significance for Practical Use, FRDC, Forestry Department, Bogor, Indonesia | South-East Asia (tropical) |
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Statistic Summary of Wood Density (g/cm³)
- N
- 4
- Mean
- 0.5272
- Median
- 0.5345
- Mode
- -
- Stdv
- 0.0530
- Variance
- 0.0028
- Range
- [0.46, 0.58]
- If the Moisture Content column is undefined, you may assume the value of 15%
- The statistic summary is based on data availability in the database, thus it may change upon the data collection updates