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TERMINALIA (Terminalia nitens)
Trade Name
Terminalia
Scientific Name
Terminalia nitens Presl
Family
COMBRETACEAE
Common Names
Magtalishai (Philippines); Dalinsi (Philippines); Sakat (Philippines)
Scientific Name Synonyms
Terminalia merrillii Elmer
Description Of The Tree
Botanical Description
It is a medium-sized deciduous tree up to 25 m tall. The bole is branchless for up to 12 m, up to 100 cm in diameter, with small buttresses.
Natural Habitat
Terminalia nitens is a lowland primary forest species, it is found at low and medium altitude locations.
Wood Identification
Anatomic Description Of Wood
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels in diagonal and/or radial pattern. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Vestured pits. Vessels per mm2 5 to 20. Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and shape. Apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Axial parenchyma aliform. Axial parenchyma confluent. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). 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). Septate fibers present. Fibers with distinctly bordered pits.
Availability
Cites Status
Unrestricted
General Wood Description
Odor
Its taste and odor is not characteristic.
Color
The sapwood is not sharply differentiated from the heartwood, which ranges from light yellow to yellowish brown or dark yellowish brown when exposed.
COLOR INDEX (1=Black, 7=Light yellow,white)
4
Grain
The grain is crossed.
Texture
The texture is typically fine to medium.
Luster
Luster is reported to be moderate.
Natural Durability
It is reported as non durable to moderately durable.
Natural durability index (1= Very high durability, 7=Vey low durability)
6
Resistance To Impregnation
It is easy to treat with preservatives.
Wood Physical Properties
Basic Density or Specific Gravity (O.D. weight/vol. green) (g/cm³)
0.63
Air-dry Density (Weight and volume at 12%MC) (g/cm³)
0.71
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying: Drying is moderately easy; some particular care is needed. Drying Defects: Risks of water pockets
Recommended Dry Kiln Schedule
JP-12
Wood Chemical Properties
Wood Mechanical Properties
Bending Strength (MOR),12%MC (kgf/cm²)
887
Stiffness (MOE) 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
118714
Compression perpendicular to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
132
Janka hardness (side) 12%MC (kgf)
562
Janka hardness (end grain) 12%MC (kgf)
854
Workability
Sawing
Sawing of this species is reported to be rather easy.
Rotary Veneer Cutting
This species is reported to be interesting for lamination.
Sliced Veneer
This species is reported to be interesting for lamination.
Machining
Wood processing is reported to be easy.
Nailing
Pre-boring is often necessary.
Gluing
Gluing behavior is reportedly good.
Sanding
It has a good sanding behavior.
Finishing
The response of this species in finishing is good to fair.
Polishing
It is easy to polish.
Response To Hand Tools
It has a good response to hand tools.
REFERENCED USES
End Uses Summary
HOUSING GENERAL, beams, joists, flooring, frames, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, common furniture, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, BENDING, TOOLS, tool handles, agricultural tools, PACKING, CONTAINERS, truck bodies, truck flooring, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION
General Housing
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Beams
- 11 - Prospect: The wood database
Joists
- 12 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part I-Tropical American Species
Flooring
- 14 - Handbook of Hardwoods
Frames
- 16 - Woods of the World
Furniture Cabinets
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
Furniture, Common
- 23 - Handbook of Hardwoods
Panels, Veneers
- 25 - Directory of Timber Trade Malaysia
Bending
- 35 - Embassy of Myanmar in Japan
Tools
- 42 - Utilización Industrial de Nuevas Especies Forestales en el Perú.
Tool Handles
- 43 - Maderas de Bolivia (Características y Usos de 55 Maderas Tropicales)
Agricultural Tools
- 44 - Atlas of Peruvian Woods
Packing
- 45 - Recopilación y Análisis de Estudios Tecnológicos de Maderas Peruanas
Truck Body
- 53 - Timbers of the New World
Truck Flooring
- 54 - Bulletin of the Government Forest Experiment Station N.157: Identification of Tropical Woods
Shipbuilding
- 55 - Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America
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