MOLAVE (Vitex pinnata)
Nom commercial
Molave
Nom scientifique (avec auteur)
Vitex pinnata L.
Famille
VERBENACEAE
Noms communs (pays)
Bnh linh lng (Vietnam); Tinnok (Thailand); Samo tuipet (Thailand); Kyetyoh (Myanmar); Hairy leafed molave (Philippines); Kulim papa (Sabah); Leban buas (Sarawak); Leban tandok (Malaysia); Gulimpapa (Indonesia); Kalapapa (Indonesia); Laban (Indonesia); Molave
Synonymes du nom scientifique (avec auteurs)
Vitex pubescens Vahl
DESCRIPTION DE L'ARBRE
Description botanique
It a small to medium sized tree up to 25 or 30 meters tall. The bole is often crooked, up to 70 cm in diameter.
Habitat naturel
Vitex pinnata is found in open areas, secondary forests and on riverbanks.
Existence de plantations?
This species has been introduced in Africa and tropical America.
IDENTIFICATION DU BOIS
Description anatomique du bois
Wood diffuse porous. Tyloses common. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 100 to 200 micras. Vessel-ray pits coarse throughout the ray cell. Simple perforation plates. Intervessel pits medium, 7 to 10 micras. Apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands. 5 to 8 cells per parenchyma strand. Ray height more than 1 mm. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Larger rays more than 4 seriate. Prismatic crystals in the ray cells. Homogeneous rays and/or sub-homogeneous rays (all ray cells procumbent). Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits. Septate fibers present.
Disponibilité
Statut CITES
Unrestricted
DESCRIPTION GÉNÉRALE DU BOIS
Teinte
The heartwood is not clearly differentiated from the sapwood. The wood is yellow brown to greenish brown.
Grain
The grain is straight to interlocked.
Texture
The texture is fine to medium.
Durabilité naturelle
It is a very durable timber.
Index de durabilité naturelle (1 = Très élevée, 7 = Très faible)
1
PROPRIÉTÉS PHYSIQUES DU BOIS
Densité basale ou gravité spécifique (poids anhydre/vol. saturé) (g/cm³)
0.47
Densité sèche à l'air (poids et volume à 12%TH) (g/cm³)
0.51
Retrait tangentiel total (saturé à 0%TH) (%)
7.4
Retrait radial total (saturé à 0%TH) (%)
3.5
Défauts dus au séchage
Ease of Drying: Drying is moderately easy; some particular care is needed. Drying Defects: No particular risks of drying defects, subject to normal drying conditions. Kiln Schedules: Schedule proposed as a reference by comparison with well known species taking into account to the general technological behavior of this species.
Ratio de stabilité dimensionnelle (% retrait tangentiel total/% retrait radial total)
2.1
PROPRIÉTÉS CHIMIQUES DU BOIS
PROPRIÉTÉS MÉCANIQUES DU BOIS
Résistance à la flexion (module de rupture_MOR) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
612
Rigidité (module d'élasticité_ MOE) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
86000
Résistance à la compression parallèle à la fibre 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
362
OUVRABILITÉ
Sciage
Sawmilling of this species is reportedly easy.
Usinage
Machining operations are rather easy.
Rabotage
Planing of this species is reported to be easy.
Clouage
Vitex timber needs pre-boring, but the nail holding properties are good.
Finissage
Finishing of this species is reportedly easy.
Polissage
Polishing of this wood is easy.
Cintrage à la vapeur
This species is easy to bend.
Compatibilité avec outils manuels
This species is easy to work with hand tools.
UTILISATIONS
UTILISATIONS FINALES (RÉSUMÉ)
EXTERIOR GENERAL, HOUSING GENERAL, beams, flooring, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, TOOLS, agricultural tools, CONTAINERS, truck bodies, truck flooring, OTHER AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, handicrafts, yoke, wheel
EXTERIOR GENERAL
- 1 - Tabela de resultados de ensaios fisicos e mecanicos
MEUBLES ET M. DE RANGEMENT
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Pouters
- 11 - Prospect: The wood database
Planchers
- 14 - Handbook of Hardwoods
MEUBLES ET M. DE RANGEMENT
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
OUTILS
- 42 - Utilización Industrial de Nuevas Especies Forestales en el Perú.
Outils_agric
- 44 - Atlas of Peruvian Woods
Carros_camion
- 53 - Timbers of the New World
Wagons
- 54 - Bulletin of the Government Forest Experiment Station N.157: Identification of Tropical Woods
Artisanat
- 66 - Maderas latinoamericanas. VII. Caracteristicas anatomicas. propiedades fisicomecanicas, de secado, y tratabilidad de la madera juvenil de Cordia alliodora (Ruiz & Pav. Oken.)
Yokes
- 74 - World Timbers, Vol.2, North and South America
Roués
- 75 - Tropenholzer
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