CHISOCHETON (Chisocheton pentandrus)
Trade Name
Chisocheton
Scientific Name
Chisocheton pentandrus (Blanco) Merr.
Family
MELIACEAE
Common Names
Jerai (Malaysia); Sentol kera (Malaysia); Katong-matsin (Philippines); Katong maching (Philippines); Katong matsin (Philippines)
Scientific Name Synonyms
Chisocheton spicatus Hiern; Chisocheton microcarpus Koord. & Valeton; Chisocheton beccarianus Baillon
Description Of The Tree
Botanical Description
It is a small to medium-sized tree growing to a height of 15 m and attaining 40 cm in diameter. The bole is short, straight, cylindrical, slightly fluted at the butt portion.
Natural Habitat
Chisocheton pentandrus occurs in primary or secondary hill, rarely montane forests, from the lowlands up to 1,500 m of altitude.
Wood Identification
Anatomic Description Of Wood
Wood diffuse porous. Occasionally tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more. Occasionally tangential diameter of vessel lumina 100 micras or less. Colored deposits in heartwood vessels. Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Simple perforation plate Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Occasionally paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Prismatic crystals in chambered axial parenchyma cells and/or in fibers. Occasionally siliceous bodies in the axial parenchyma. 5 to 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Occasionally rays more than 10 per mm (abundant). Occasionally silica bodies in the ray cells. Homogeneous rays and/or sub-homogeneous rays (all ray cells procumbent). Occasionally body ray cells procumbent with one row of uprigh Septate fibers present. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
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Wood Macro Photo Tangential Plane
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Wood Micro Photo Of Transversal Section
Availability
Cites Status
Unrestricted
General Wood Description
Odor
The freshly cut wood has strong onion smell.
Color
The heartwood is usually pale brown to pink-brown, the sapwood is not differentiated.
COLOR INDEX (1=Black, 7=Light yellow,white)
5
Grain
The grain varies from fairly straight to slightly interlocked.
Texture
The texture varies from moderately fine to moderately coarse, uneven.
Natural Durability
It is perishable, it is prone to decay and insect infestation.
Natural durability index (1= Very high durability, 7=Vey low durability)
5
Resistance To Impregnation
The heartwood is reported to be extremely resistant to impregnation but the sapwood is treatable.
Wood Physical Properties
Basic Density or Specific Gravity (O.D. weight/vol. green) (g/cm³)
0.49
Air-dry Density (Weight and volume at 12%MC) (g/cm³)
0.53
Total shrinkage Tangential (Saturated to 0%MC) (%)
6.5
Total shrinkage Radial (Saturated to 0%MC) (%)
2.8
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying: Seasoning is reported to be good. Drying Defects: It is susceptible to blue-stain.
Dimensional stability ratio (Total Tangential Shrinkage %/Total Radial Shrinkage %)
2.3
Wood Chemical Properties
Wood Mechanical Properties
Bending Strength (MOR),12%MC (kgf/cm²)
958
Stiffness (MOE) 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
106995
Compression parallel to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
489
Shear strength radial 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
76
Janka hardness (side) 12%MC (kgf)
488
Janka hardness (end grain) 12%MC (kgf)
619
Workability
Rotary Veneer Cutting
This species is reported to be interesting for lamination.
Sliced Veneer
This species is reported to be interesting for lamination.
Machining
It is easy to machine.
Planing
Good results in planing can be obtained using a cutting angle of 20 degrees.
Turning
30
Nailing
Nailing is reported as easy.
Gluing
It has a good behavior in gluing.
Finishing
Wood of this species gives a good finish.
Polishing
It is easy to polish.
REFERENCED USES
End Uses Summary
HOUSING GENERAL, flooring, panelling, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, cabinets, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, TURNING, SPORTS, PACKING, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION, boats, OTHER AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, handicrafts, moldings
General Housing
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Flooring
- 14 - Handbook of Hardwoods
Paneling
- 18 - W3TROPICOS Missouri Botanical Garden
Furniture Cabinets
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
Cabinet
- 24 - Empire Timbers
Panels, Veneers
- 25 - Directory of Timber Trade Malaysia
Turning
- 30 - Embassy of Honduras in Japan
Sports
- 38 - Annual Review and Assessment of the World Timber Situation 1998-ITTO
Packing
- 45 - Recopilación y Análisis de Estudios Tecnológicos de Maderas Peruanas
Shipbuilding
- 55 - Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America
Boats
- 56 - Manual de Identificación de Especies Forestales de la Subregión Andina.
Handcraft
- 66 - Maderas latinoamericanas. VII. Caracteristicas anatomicas. propiedades fisicomecanicas, de secado, y tratabilidad de la madera juvenil de Cordia alliodora (Ruiz & Pav. Oken.)
Molding
- 79 - Padronização da Nomenclatura Comercial Brasileira das Madeiras Tropicais Amazônicas, Sugestão
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