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NYATOH (Chrysophyllum lanceolatum)

Trade Name

Nyatoh

Scientific Name

Chrysophyllum lanceolatum (Blume) A. DC.

Family

SAPOTACEAE

Common Names

Nam phueng (Thailand); Dondong gisalakino (Indonesia); Hua tao (Thailand); Bai damnoeup (Cambodia); Than-kya-pin (Myanmar); Buka-buka (Philippines); Pulut-pulut (Malaysia); Khe phueng (Thailand); Pelai eilin (Indonesia); Ki baiyongbong (Indonesia); Kalalang (Philippines); Safng sasp (Vietnam); caay sajp (Vietnam); caay sown xa (Vietnam)

Scientific Name Synonyms

Nycterisition lanceolatum Blume; Donella lanceolata var. malagassica Aubrév.

Description Of The Tree

Botanical Description

The tree can reach up to 55 m in height and 85 cm in diameter. The boles are usually cylindrical, but often fluted at the base, branchless for 40 m.

Natural Habitat

This species occurs scattered or in small groups in primary rainforest, from the sea level up to 1,600 m of altitude.

Wood Identification

Anatomic Description Of Wood

Wood diffuse porous. Vessels in diagonal and/or radial pattern. Occasionally vessels in radial multiples of 4 or more common. Occasionally vessel clusters common. Occasionally tangential diameter of vessel lumina 100 micras or less. Occasionally tyloses common Apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Occasionally prismatic crystals in chambered axial parenchyma cells and/or in fibers. 3 to 4 cells per parenchyma strand. 5 to 8 cells per parenchyma strand. Occasionally axial parenchyma in n 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Occasionally rays more than 10 per mm (abundant). Occasionally larger rays more than 4 seriate. Body ray cells procumbent with over 4 rows of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-I). Body ray cells procumbent with mostly 2 Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.

  • Wood Macro Photo Tangential Plane
  • Wood Micro Photo Of Transversal Section

Availability

Cites Status

Unrestricted

General Wood Description

Odor

It has a faint sour scent.

Color

The heartwood is yellow-white or yellow-brown, not sharply demarcated from the sapwood.

COLOR INDEX (1=Black, 7=Light yellow,white)

7

Grain

The grain is straight or shallowly interlocked.

Texture

The wood is typically fine in texture.

Natural Durability

This species is prone to blue stain and other biological attacks.

Natural durability index (1= Very high durability, 7=Vey low durability)

5

Resistance To Impregnation

The permeability for preservatives is low, but satisfactory under pressure.

Wood Physical Properties

Basic Density or Specific Gravity (O.D. weight/vol. green) (g/cm³)

0.45

Air-dry Density (Weight and volume at 12%MC) (g/cm³)

0.49

Total shrinkage Tangential (Saturated to 0%MC) (%)

6.8

Total shrinkage Radial (Saturated to 0%MC) (%)

4.3

Drying Defects

Ease of Drying: Seasoning is rated as good. Drying Defects: It is highly susceptible to blue stain.

Dimensional stability ratio (Total Tangential Shrinkage %/Total Radial Shrinkage %)

1.6

Wood Chemical Properties

Wood Mechanical Properties

Bending Strength (MOR),12%MC (kgf/cm²)

917

Stiffness (MOE) 12%MC (kgf/cm²)

122280

Compression parallel to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)

571

Compression perpendicular to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)

71

Shear strength radial 12%MC (kgf/cm²)

92

Janka hardness (end grain) 12%MC (kgf)

561

Workability

Planing

The wood planes to a very smooth surface with little picking up even on radial faces.

Finishing

The wood needs little filling to give a good finishing.

Polishing

Polishing of this species is reportedly easy.

REFERENCED USES

End Uses Summary

HOUSING GENERAL, boards, flooring, frames, panelling, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, cabinets, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, TOOLS, tool handles, OTHER AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, handicrafts, moldings

General Housing
  • 10 - Silica in Timbers
Boards
  • 13 - Dry kiln schedules for commercial woods. Temperate and tropical. Section III. Latin American (Mexico, Central, and South America) Woods–Conventional Temperatures
Flooring
  • 14 - Handbook of Hardwoods
Frames
  • 16 - Woods of the World
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
Tools
  • 42 - Utilización Industrial de Nuevas Especies Forestales en el Perú.
Tool Handles
  • 43 - Maderas de Bolivia (Características y Usos de 55 Maderas Tropicales)
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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