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Jenitri/Quandong
Elaeocarpus angustifolius Blume
ELAEOCARPACEAE
Mun dong (Thailand); Indian oil-fruit; Ganitri (Indonesia); Sima (Indonesia); Changkan (Malaysia); Geniteri (Malaysia); Rijaksa (Malaysia); Mun khom (Thailand); Mamun dong (Thailand); Genitri; Bead tree
Elaeocarpus sphaericus (Garetn.) K. Schumann; Elaeocarpus novoguineensis Warb.; Elaeocarpus ganitrus Ooxb.
It is a small to medium-sized, occasionally fairly large tree up to 40 m tall. The bole is straight, cylindrical, branchless for 18 m, with diameters of 80 cm. Sometimes steep buttresses up to 3 to 5 m or, rarely, stilt roots are present.
It is often found in secondary rain forests, at low to medium altitudes. It grows in a wide range of habitats, including coastal forests and swamp forests, in ultrabasic soils.
Wood diffuse porous. Occasionally vessels in radial multiples of 4 or more common. Occasionally tyloses common. Vessels per mm2 5 to 20. Occasionally vessels per mm2 more than 20. Occasionally vessels per mm2 less than 6. Occasionally helical thickenings in ves Axial parenchyma absent or extremely rare, non visible with magnifying glass (8x). Occasionally axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands. 5 to 8 cells per parenchyma strand. Occasionally axial parenchyma in narrow bands on lines up to 3 ce Rays more than 10 per mm (abundant). Occasionally larger rays more than 4 seriate. Occasionally sheath cells. Prismatic crystals in radial alignment in procumbent ray cells (chambered cells). Body ray cells procumbent with over 4 rows of upright and/or square Septate fibers present. Fibers very thin walled. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Unrestricted
The heartwood is straw, yellowish-white to pale yellow-brown or pinkish-brown, not clearly differentiated from the white to pale gray-brown sapwood.
The grain is usually straight, sometimes shallowly interlocked.
The texture varies from very fine to moderately fine.
Luster is reported to be moderate.
It is non-durable when exposed to the weather or in contact with the ground.
5
The sapwood is permeable, the penetration of heartwood is good in some material, patchy in others.
0.48
0.52
6.8
1.9
Ease of Drying: Seasoning is rated as moderately fast without degrade. Shrinkage during seasoning can be high.
JP-25
3.5
599
92449
339
87
222
Cutting resistance is generally low.
It is suitable for rotary peeling.
It is suitable for rotary peeling.
Wood processing is reported to be easy.
Molding operations are rather easy.
30
Finishing behavior is good to fair.
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