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TERMINALIA (Terminalia chebula)
Nombre comercial
Terminalia
Nombre científico (con autor)
Terminalia chebula Retz.
Familia
COMBRETACEAE
Nombres Comunes
Sa mao tchet (Cambodia); Sramo (Cambodia); Samo-thai (Thailand); Manja patut (Malaysia); Manja puteri (Malaysia); Manja lawai (Malaysia); Myrobolan noir (France); Myrobalan noir (France); Chebulic myrabolan (United Kingdom); Chebulic myrobalan (United Kingdom); Panga (Myanmar)
Nombres científicos sinónimos (con autores)
Terminalia zeylanica van Heurck & Muell.A; Terminalia tomentella Kurz; Terminalia parviflora Thwaites
DESCRIPCIÓN DEL ÁRBOL
Descripción botánica
It is a medium sized tree up to 30 meters tall, the bole is short, from 6 to 9 m long, usually branchless for up to 10 meters and 130 cm in diameter. This species is a source of tannins.
Hábitat natural
Terminalia chebula is found scattered in teak forests, mixed deciduous forests and dry evergreen forests, up to 1,000 m of altitude.
Existencia de plantaciones?
This species has been introduced to Peninsular Malaysia.
IDENTIFICACIÓN DE LA MADERA
Descripción anatómica de la madera
Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Vestured pits. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and shape. Simple perforation plates. Intervessel pits small, 7 micras or less. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Axial parenchyma aliform. Axial parenchyma confluent. Axial parenchyma bands more than 3 cells wide. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Rays exclusively uniseriate. Homogeneous rays and/or sub-homogeneous rays (all ray cells procumbent).
Disponibilidad
Status de protección por CITES
Unrestricted
DESCRIPCIÓN GENERAL DE LA MADERA
Olor
Odor or taste are absent.
Color
The sapwood is white to pale yellow brown, slightly demarcated from the yellow brown heartwood.
Indice de Color (1= Negro, violeta; 7= Amarillo claro, blanco)
3
Grano
The grain is straight.
Veta
The texture is fine to medium.
Brillo
The surface of the wood is naturally moderate in luster.
Durabilidad Natural
The wood is moderately durable under natural conditions.
Indice de Durabilidad Natural (1=Muy alta, 7=Muy baja)
3
Dificultad para impregnar
The wood is not difficult to treat with preservatives.
PROPIEDADES FÍSICAS DE LA MADERA
Densidad Básica (Peso anhidro/Vol. saturado) (g/cm³)
0.73
Densidad seca al aire (Peso y volúmen CH12%) (g/cm³)
0.82
Contracción Tangencial Total (Saturado hasta anhidro) (%)
9.0
Contracción Radial Total (Saturado hasta anhidro) (%)
5.5
Calendario de Secado
JP-12
Estabilidad Dimensional (Contracción Total Tangencial %/Contracción Total Radial %)
1.6
PROPIEDADES QUÍMICAS DE LA MADERA
PROPIEDADES MECÁNICAS DE LA MADERA
Resistencia a flexión (Módulo de ruptura) CH12% (kgf/cm²)
999
Rigidez (Módulo de elasticidad) CH12% (kgf/cm²)
131451
Resistencia a la compresión paralela a la fibra CH12% (kgf/cm²)
544
Dureza Janka (lados) CH12% (kgf)
1239
TRABAJABILIDAD
Corte de chapa rotativa
This species can be used for lamination.
Chapa tranchada
This species can be used for lamination.
Maquinado general
It is easy to machine.
Clavado
The wood nails well, but pre-boring is often necessary to prevent splitting.
Lijado
This species is reported to be easy to sand.
Acabado
The wood finishes well with a slight satin luster, but it might be necessary to use fillers.
Sacar lustre
Wood of this species is easy to polish.
Usos Reportados
USOS FINALES (RESUMEN)
HOUSING GENERAL, beams, joists, flooring, frames, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, TOOLS, tool handles, agricultural tools, OTHER AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, axle
VIVIENDA GENERAL
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
vigas
- 11 - Prospect: The wood database
Viguetas
- 12 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part I-Tropical American Species
Pisos
- 14 - Handbook of Hardwoods
Marcos
- 16 - Woods of the World
MUEBLES Y GABINETES
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
TABLEROS Y CHAPAS
- 25 - Directory of Timber Trade Malaysia
HERRAMIENTAS
- 42 - Utilización Industrial de Nuevas Especies Forestales en el Perú.
Mangos herramientas
- 43 - Maderas de Bolivia (Características y Usos de 55 Maderas Tropicales)
Mangos agrícolas
- 44 - Atlas of Peruvian Woods
Ejes
- 73 - Handbook of Hardwoods
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