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TAINGANG-BABUI (Gonocaryum calleryanum)
Trade Name
Taingang-babui
Scientific Name
Gonocaryum calleryanum (Baill.) Becc.
Family
Icacinaceae
Common Names
Uratan; Pinggan-pinggan; Maragauid; Maragauan; Maligapok; Maligagak; Malatapai (Philippines); Malasituin; Malasamat; Malapinggan; Lunas; Kuliuan; Busigan; Anilao; Taingang-babui (Philippines)
Scientific Name Synonyms
Phlebocalymna calleryana Baill.; Gonocaryum teyamannianum R. Scheffer; Gonocaryum tarlacense S. Vidal; Gonocaryum diospyrosifolium Hayata
Description Of The Tree
Botanical Description
It is a medium to small sized tree up to 20 meters tall, with straight boles free of branches up to 10 meters. The diameter range is between 30 to 50 cm. The tree presents small buttresses.
Natural Habitat
Gonocaryum calleryanum is found in primary and secondary forests, up to 750 m of altitude, in the subcanopy of dipterocarp forests.
Wood Identification
Anatomic Description Of Wood
Wood diffuse porous. Colored deposits in heartwood vessels. Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and shape. Axial parenchyma aliform. Axial parenchyma confluent. Axial parenchyma in narrow bands on lines up to 3 cells wide. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Rays exclusively uniseriate. Homogeneous rays and/or sub-homogeneous rays (all ray cells procumbent). Fibers with distinctly bordered pits.
Availability
Cites Status
Unrestricted
General Wood Description
Color
The heartwood is purple brown to yellow brown, not differentiated from the sapwood.
Grain
The grain is frequently straight.
Texture
The texture is fine to medium.
Natural Durability
The wood is moderately durable, it is recommended for interior use.
Natural durability index (1= Very high durability, 7=Vey low durability)
3
Wood Physical Properties
Basic Density or Specific Gravity (O.D. weight/vol. green) (g/cm³)
0.65
Air-dry Density (Weight and volume at 12%MC) (g/cm³)
0.72
Total shrinkage Tangential (Saturated to 0%MC) (%)
9.2
Total shrinkage Radial (Saturated to 0%MC) (%)
3.0
Drying Defects
Drying Defects: Degrade during seasoning is mainly due to insect attack and blue stain.
Dimensional stability ratio (Total Tangential Shrinkage %/Total Radial Shrinkage %)
3.1
Wood Chemical Properties
Wood Mechanical Properties
Workability
Sawing
Cutting resistance is generally low.
Rotary Veneer Cutting
This species is reported to have good characteristics for lamination.
Sliced Veneer
This species is reported to have good characteristics for lamination.
Machining
This species is easy to machine.
Finishing
This species is reported to have a good finish.
REFERENCED USES
End Uses Summary
FURNITURE AND CABINETS, cabinets, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, TOOLS
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.
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