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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. Blunting Effect Boring Carving Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Schedules Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Steam Bending Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Turning Scientific Name Schima noronhae Trade Name Gegatal Family Name Theaceae Synonyms Schima crenata Common Names Gegatal, Hoeroe batoe, Hoeroe manoek, Kelat gelugor, Madang boengkar, Madang miang, Mang-tan, Medang bekawi, Medang changkok, Medang gatal, Panma, Poespa, Puspa, Seru, Simar toloe, Simartolu, Thityabyu Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Indonesia, Malaysia Common Uses Heavy construction, Light construction Heartwood Color Yellow Red Brown Reddish brown Pale red to pink Brown Sapwood Color Yellow Grain Figure Other (figure) Interlocked Weak (figure) Other figure Weak figure Interlocked Texture Medium Medium Fine to medium Luster High Lustrous Dull Natural Durability Perishable Durable Kiln Schedules Drying (speed) is fast Dry at a moderate speed Drying Defects Splitting Checking Discoloration Slight surface checking Moderate end spitting Ease of Drying Rapidly Moderately Difficult to Difficult Tree Identification Bole/stem form is not buttressed Blunting Effect Little Boring Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Cutting Resistance with green wood is moderate Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Mortising 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 Poor to Very Poor Results Planing Very Good to Excellent Results Planes well, to a good finish Ease of planing is moderate Difficult to plane Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Permeable heartwood Heartwood is extremely resistant Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Easy to machine Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Sanding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Screwing Very Good to Excellent Results Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Steam Bending Poor to Very Poor Results Polishing Fair to Good Results Satisfactory results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Desch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15 Flemmioh, C.O.,1959,Timber Utilization in Malaysia,Malayan Forest Records 13, Govt. Printer Singapore Kraemer, J.H.,1951,Trees of the Western Pacific Region,West Lafayette, Indiana U.S.A. Lee, Y.H., Lopez, D.T.,1968,The Machining Properties of some Malayan Timbers,Malayan Forester,3,pp194-210