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Silver ash
Flindersia schottiana F. v. Mueller
RUTACEAE
Mejernana (West Irian); Northern silver ash; Mejernana (Indonesia); Iskumun (Indonesia); Iskumun (West Irian); Fenum (Indonesia); Silver ash; Fenum (West Irian)
Flindersia pubescens (F. v. Mueller) F. M. Bailey
Trees up to 45 m tall, with a straight and cylindrical bole up to 100 cm. It is branchless up to 21 m, no buttresses are reported.
This species is widespread in monsoon, hill and lower montane forest.
It occurs from coastal New South Wales scrub to rainforests of north-eastern Queensland; also found in Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya.
Wood diffuse porous. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 100 micras or less (very small). Colored deposits in heartwood vessels. Vessels per mm2 5 to 20. Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and shape. Intervessel pits 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. Axial parenchyma in narrow bands on lines up to 3 cells wide. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Ray height more than 1 mm. Homogeneous rays and/or sub-homogeneous rays (all ray cells procumbent). Body ray cells procumbent with one row of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-III). Fibers very thin walled. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Unrestricted
It has no taste or odor.
Timber varies in color from white to pale brown or slightly tawny. Sapwood and heartwood are not distinct.
The grain is mainly straight, occasionally wavy or shallowly interlocked.
The wood is reported to be frequently medium textured.
It is very durable for uses above the ground.
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The heartwood is extremely difficult to impregnate.
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Drying Defects: There is a low risk of checking upon seasoning.
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This species can be used for lamination.
This species can be used for lamination.
It is easy to machine.
Interlocked grain may pick up in planing.
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This species is easy to glue.
This species is easy to work with hand tools.
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