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YELLOW MERANTI (Shorea faguetiana)
Nom commercial
Yellow meranti
Nom scientifique (avec auteur)
Shorea faguetiana Heim
Famille
Dipterocarpaceae
Noms communs (pays)
Paramuku (Indonesia); Karambuku lahung (Indonesia); Bangkirai guruk (Indonesia); Damar hitam siput (Malaysia); Seraya kuning siput (Malaysia); Seraya jaune (France); Seraya amarilla (Spain); Seraya gialla (Italy); Gul seraya (Sweden); Gele seraya (Netherlands); Meranti damar hitam (Malaysia); Kalo (Thailand); Gelbes seraya (Germany); Meranti kelim (Malaysia); Yellow meranti (Malaysia); Ulu tupai (Sumatra); Damar hitam (Indonesia); Yellow seraya (United Kingdom); Kunyit (Indonesia); Selangan kuning (Sabah); Seraya kuning (Sabah); Yellow seraya (United States of America); Meranti telepok (Malaysia); Meranti kuning (Indonesia); Lun siput (Sarawak); Lun merat (Sarawak); Lun gajah (Sarawak); Lun kuning (Sarawak); Selangan kacha (Sabah)
Synonymes du nom scientifique (avec auteurs)
Shorea ridleyana King
DESCRIPTION DE L'ARBRE
Description botanique
It is a medium-sized to large tree up to 60 m tall, with boles up to 145 cm in diameter, and short stout buttresses up to 1.5 m high.
Habitat naturel
Shorea faguetiana is often found on well-drained clayey soils on ridges and undulating land. The wood is utilized as yellow meranti timber.
IDENTIFICATION DU BOIS
Description anatomique du bois
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels exclusively solitary (over 90%). Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Tyloses common. Vessels per mm2 5 to 20. Vessel-ray pits reticulate and/or foraminate. Simple perforation plates. Intervessel pits smal Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Axial parenchyma aliform. Axial parenchyma confluent. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Larger rays more than 4 seriate. Sheath cells. Body ray cells procumbent with mostly 2 to 4 rows of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-II). Body ray cells procumbent with one row of upright and/or square marginal cells ( Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Disponibilité
Statut CITES
Unrestricted
DESCRIPTION GÉNÉRALE DU BOIS
Teinte
The heartwood is light yellowish-brown, often with a greenish tinge, darkening to brown on exposure. The sapwood is moderately distinct from the heartwood.
Index de Teinte (1 = Noir, 7 = Jaune clair)
5
Grain
It has interlocked grain.
Texture
The texture can be moderately fine to moderately coarse.
Durabilité naturelle
It is not a durable timber, and susceptible to attack by dry-wood termites, and slightly susceptible to pinhole borers.
Index de durabilité naturelle (1 = Très élevée, 7 = Très faible)
6
Teneur en silice
Silica Content: Silica is reportedly absent.
Résistance à l'imprégnation
This species is reported to be very difficult to treat with preservatives.
PROPRIÉTÉS PHYSIQUES DU BOIS
Densité basale ou gravité spécifique (poids anhydre/vol. saturé) (g/cm³)
0.52
Densité sèche à l'air (poids et volume à 12%TH) (g/cm³)
0.57
Retrait tangentiel total (saturé à 0%TH) (%)
11.7
Retrait radial total (saturé à 0%TH) (%)
4.5
Calendrier de séchage en séchoir recommandé
UK-J; JP-1; US-T10-D5S
Ratio de stabilité dimensionnelle (% retrait tangentiel total/% retrait radial total)
2.6
PROPRIÉTÉS CHIMIQUES DU BOIS
PROPRIÉTÉS MÉCANIQUES DU BOIS
Résistance à la flexion (module de rupture_MOR) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
782
Rigidité (module d'élasticité_ MOE) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
111071
Résistance à la compression parallèle à la fibre 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
431
Résistance à la compression perpendiculaire à la fibre 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
38
Résistance au cisaillement (radial) 12%TH (kgf/cm²)
92
Dureté Janka (latérale) 12%TH (kgf)
317
OUVRABILITÉ
Sciage
Sawing of this species is easy.
Coupe de placage de déroulage
Lamination of this species is possible.
Placage tranche
Lamination of this species is possible.
Usinage
Machining of this species is reported to be easy.
Rabotage
Planing operations are rather easy.
Perçage
Bored surfaces of air-dried timber are rough probably because of the presence of interlocked grain.
Clouage
The nailing behavior of this wood is considered as good to fair, pre-boring recommended.
Collage
It glues well but some difficulties are reported with alkaline glues.
Finissage
For exterior applications preliminary application of DD varnish is recommended, then a transparent or clear varnish.
Applications d'un revêtement
It is recommended to fill the pores before painting or varnishing.
UTILISATIONS
UTILISATIONS FINALES (RÉSUMÉ)
HOUSING GENERAL, boards, panelling, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION
MEUBLES ET M. DE RANGEMENT
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Planches
- 13 - Dry kiln schedules for commercial woods. Temperate and tropical. Section III. Latin American (Mexico, Central, and South America) Woods–Conventional Temperatures
Panneaux
- 18 - W3TROPICOS Missouri Botanical Garden
MEUBLES ET M. DE RANGEMENT
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
PANNEAUX ET PLACAGE
- 25 - Directory of Timber Trade Malaysia
CONSTRUCTION NAVALE
- 55 - Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America
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