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KAPUR

botanical name unknown
There are at least a dozen species from over two dozen genera that have kapur as all or part of one or more of their common names, and I have no idea which of them are represented on this page.

my samples: NOTE: these pics were all taken in very bright incandescent lighting ("soft white" at 2700K) colors will vary under other lighting conditions

both sides of a sample plank of kapur / Dryobalanops spp.


end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above


END GRAIN UPDATE from directly above


both sides of a sample plank of kapur / Dryobalanops spp. --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.


end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above


END GRAIN UPDATE from directly above

web pics:

color seems unlikely on many of these

planks


plank listed as kapur / Dryobalanops aromatica


plank listed as kapur / Dryobalanops lanceolata


plank listed as kapur / Dryobalanops spp.


flooring