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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.

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

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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