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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 Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Painting Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Vitex turczaninowii Trade Name Molave Family Name Verbenaceae Common Names Amorauan-ago, Bongogon, Kalibogan, Kalimantau, Limo-limo, Lingo-lingo, Mala-usa, Manaba, Maramogauan, Marasagat, Molauing-aso, Molave, Panankulauan, Panongkalauan, Tugas Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand Common Uses Balusters, Brooders, Building materials, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Clogs, Concealed parts (Furniture), Crossties, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Framing, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Poultry coops, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture, Shipbuilding, Stools, Sub-flooring, Tables , Utility furniture, Wardrobes, Windows, Woodwork Environmental Profile Status has not been officially assessed Distribution Overview Various species in the Vitex genus are distributed in the Philippines and other regions in southeast Asia. Locally known as Lingo-lingo, V. turczaninowii occurs at low altitudes in the forests of several islands in the Philippines. Heartwood Color Brown Pink Red Light buff to yellowish brown Sapwood Color Yellow White Color not distinct from heartwood Grain Even Closed Figure Crossed Straight Wavy Wavy Straight Crossed Texture Coarse Medium Moderately fine Luster High Medium Glossy Natural Durability Perishable Durable Non-durable Non-resistant to termites Moderately resistant to decay Odor No specific smell or taste Drying Defects Distortion Collapse Checking Ease of Drying Thick Stock Requires Care Rapidly Slowly Little degrade if dried properly Tree Size Tree height is 30-40 m Tree height is 40-50 m Tree height is 50-60 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Blunting Effect Moderate Little Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Easy Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good results Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Low resistance Easy to saw Gluing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Easy to mortise Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good moulding properties Movement in Service Small Medium Nailing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Planes to a smooth surface Responds well to hand and machine tools Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Permeable heartwood Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Responds well Good Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Responds well to routing operations Sanding Fair to Good Results Screwing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Responds satisfactorily Painting Fair to Good Results Polishing Fair to Good Results Staining Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Strength Properties High Density Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 7150 10951. psi Crushing Strength 582 903. psi Maximum Crushing Strength 3038 4869. psi Static Bending 4780 7452. psi Stiffness 978 1156. 1000 psi Specific Gravity 0.47 Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 502 769. kg/cm2 Crushing Strength 40 63. kg/cm2 Maximum Crushing Strength 213 342. kg/cm2 Static Bending 336 523. kg/cm2 Stiffness 68 81. 1000 kg/cm2 References Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. Lauricio, F. M., Bellosillo, S. B., The Mechanical and Related Properties of Philippine Woods, The Philippine Lumber Journal, 12(5):A-H Reyes, L.J. 1938. Philippine Woods. Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Technical Bulletin 7, Commonwealth of the Philippines, Bureau of Printing, Manila. Schneider, E.E. 1916. Commercial Woods of the Philippines: Their Preparation and Uses. Bulletin No. 14. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Forestry, Manila, Philippines.