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Terminalia
Terminalia complanata
COMBRETACEAE
Malaka-lumpit (Philippines); Kwisik (Papua New Guinea); Paka (Solomon Islands); Ketapang (Indonesia); Gaba (Papua New Guinea); Paga (Malaysia); Terminalia (Solomon Islands)
It is a large tree up to 50 m tall. The bole is straight, with simple or branched buttresses up to 3 m high.
Terminalia complanata is dominant in river swamp forests, up to 1,500 m of altitude.
It ranges from the Moluccas throughout lowland New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands, particularly in Irian Jaya and the Sepik Districts of Papua New Guinea.
Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Occasionally tyloses common. Vestured pits. Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and shape. Intervessel pits medium, 7 to 10 micras. Axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands. Axial parenchyma bands more than 3 cells wide. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Rays of two distinct sizes. Ray height more than 1 mm. Body ray cells procumbent with mostly 2 to 4 rows of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-II). Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Unrestricted
The sapwood has lighter creamy colors. The heartwood is straw-brown with a yellowish tinge.
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It is sometimes straight, but mostly wavy or spiral.
The texture of the wood is medium.
Reported as non durable to moderately durable, it is prone to blue stain and powder post beetle infestation. It does not resist termites or marine borers attack.
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The sapwood is permeable, the heartwood shows variable resistance to preservative treatments.
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Sawing of this species is reported to be rather easy.
This species is reported to have good characteristics for lamination.
This species is reported to have good characteristics for lamination.
It has a slight dulling effect on the cutting elements.
Wood processing is reported to be easy.
It planes to a nice surface using a reduced cutting angle.
Pre-boring is recommended.
It is reported to be easy to glue.
Finishing of this wood is easy.
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