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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Boring Carving Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Mortising Moulding Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing Product Sources References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Staining Steam Bending Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Pygeum turnerianum Trade Name Wild Almond Family Name Rosaceae Common Names Amongian, Amugan, Apitan, Bangluai, Duklap, Gupit, Humeg, Hunug, Ipus-ipus, Kanela, Kanumog, Lago, Paitan, Pamilingan, Panikin, Talegotbon, Wild Almond Regions of Distribution Central America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Guyana Common Uses Building construction, Decorative veneer, Door, Exterior uses, Interior construction, Joinery, Paneling , Utility furniture Environmental Profile Abundant/Secure Status has not been officially assessed Distribution Overview Various species in the genus Pygeum are distributed in the lowland and montane forests of the Malay Peninsula. Heartwood Color Brown Red Reddish with a purple hue Grey brown Sapwood Color White Color not distinct from heartwood Grain Closed Figure Irregular Wavy Texture Coarse Uneven Moderately fine to slightly coarse Natural Durability Perishable Heartwood moderately resistant to decay Woods with moderate resistance could last between 10 and 15 years in contact with the ground without any chemical protection Odor No specific smell or taste Drying Defects Checking Ease of Drying Moderately Difficult to Difficult Medium to High Shrinkage End-Coating Thick Stock Requires Care Dries well Tree Size Tree height is 10-20 m Product Sources Only one species in the genus from southeast Asia, P. vulgare , which occurs in the Philippines, produces trees of timber size. Comments Pygeum timbers are rather tough, and have moderate properties in weight, hardness, and strength Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fair to Good Results Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Mortising Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fair to Good Results Planing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Works without difficulty with ordinary tools in planing and other machining operations Routing & Recessing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Sanding Very Good to Excellent Results Turning Very Good to Excellent Results Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Polishing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Staining Very Good to Excellent Results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Specific Gravity 0.32 0.44 Item Green Dry Metric References Desch, H. E. 1954. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume II. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore. Reyes, L.J. 1938. Philippine Woods. Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Technical Bulletin 7, Commonwealth of the Philippines, Bureau of Printing, Manila.