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Wood products-pineapple

Name: su (Caesalpiniaceae)

Generic name: Solanum printing (intsia)

No canonical name: pineapple, wooden treasure in Southeast Asia, iron wood, Pacific wood

Local names: Merbau (Indonesia, Malaysia, Sarawak Mrbu---code, in particular I.palembanica), Kwila (PNG KWI-code, IN Solomon Islands-code) to Ipil (Sarawak IPIL-code, in particular I.bijuga), Idil (Philippines), Mirabow, merbau darat, Kjumelai (Indonesia), Salumpho (Thailand), Gonuo, Komu. Trees and distribution: large tree, 45m high, diameter at breast height of 1.7m. This genera and 9 species, distributed in the South-East Asia and the Pacific Islands. From Indonesia, Malaysia imports a large volume, small amount of Papua New Guinea.

Introduction

Introduction

Latin name: Intsia spp

English name: Merbau

Name: su (Caesalpiniaceae)

Genus names: merbau (intsia)

No canonical name: pineapple, wooden treasure in Southeast Asia, iron wood, Pacific wood

Local names: Merbau (Indonesia, Malaysia, Sarawak Mrbu---code, especially (palembanica), Kwila (PNG KWI-code, IN Solomon Islands-code) to Ipil (Sarawak IPIL-code, in particular I.bijuga), Idil (Philippines), Mirabow, merbau darat, Kjumelai (Indonesia), Salumpho (Thailand), Gonuo, Komu.

Structural feature

Bark: 0.5~1.5cm thick, hard, slightly down from. Cortex gray to gray-Brown, with thin, hard, light easily splinter off and residue pits; Covered with oval opening lenticels. Endothelial yellow-white when fresh, long is orange; Bast developed; Stone cell development, granular to layer, evenly distributed. Cross section: sapwood and the difference is obvious, heartwood dark red-brown, with darker stripes. Sapwood yellowish white, thick 3~4cm. growth wheels slightly obvious. Macro-structures: diffuse porous materials.

Pores under the eye clear, small, slightly larger; For single-hole, a few size columns or diagonal and accept complex fabrication (2~3); With black rubber and sulphur deposits. Axial parenchyma by naked eyes clear, well-developed wing shape and round shape. Ray clearly under the magnifying glass, density, is very narrow.

Wood properties

Micro-gloss. Texture, deep cross; Coarse structure; Quality hard; High intensity; Very little shrinkage. Sawing, planing and processing difficulties, gum serrate; Bonding, turning, paint good performance; Nails should be punched; Corrosive action on metals. Corrosion-resistant. Slow drying, but the stability is better. Air dry density 0.80g/cm3.

Wood uses

Suitable for interior decoration, heavy-duty construction, flooring, joinery, sleepers, bridges, docks, carvings, decorative boxes, Rotary cutting decorative veneers and substitute for mahogany furniture. Can be extracted from the sulfur-colored sediments Jacquard dyes.

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