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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 Certified Source Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Steam Bending Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Quassia indica Trade Name Karingotta Family Name Simaroubaceae Synonyms Samadera indica Common Names Karingotta, Kathe, Samadara Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Burma, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu Common Uses Furniture, Mine timbers, Plywood, Poles, Sporting Goods, Toys, Turnery Environmental Profile Abundant/Secure Heartwood Color Brown Red Purple Pink Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Pale brown Sapwood Color Brown White Yellow Color not distinct from heartwood Grain Even Interlocked Straight Straight Interlocked Texture Fine Fine Natural Durability Perishable Non durable Odor Has an odor Drying Defects Ring Shakes Internal Honeycombing Possible Checking Collapse Discoloration Ease of Drying Thick Stock Requires Care Moderately Difficult to Difficult Easy Tree Size Tree height is 0-10 m Tree height is 10-20 m Tree height is 20-30 m Certified Source Certified Source Boring Very good to excellent results Fairly easy to very easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy Gluing Carefully Controlled Conditions Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Mortising Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Nailing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Planing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Resistance to Impregnation Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Permeable sapwood Permeable heartwood Response to Hand Tools Easy to machine Sanding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Screwing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Turning Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Polishing Fair to Good Results Surface Preparation Fairly Easy to Very Easy Staining Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 25 lbs/ft3 Weight 25 21 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Density 400 kg/m3 References Nazma,1981,A handbook of Kerala Timbers,Kerala Forest Research Institute Research Report, No.9 Whitmore, T.C.,1973,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 2,Forest Department Ministry of Primary Industries Malaysia