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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 Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Artocarpus hirsuta Trade Name Ainee Family Name Moraceae Common Names Ainee, Aiyanepelo, Anjalli, Anjili, Antipolo, Ayni, Beruni, Kana pila, Katpila, Keledang, Lakuch, Ma hat, Maay, Madu, Mae, Mahi, Mahi mai mai, Mai, Maimat, Mei, Mit nai, Moshaborok, Paypila, Selangking, Terap, Thou Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] India, Papua New Guinea Common Uses Boat building, Boxes and crates, Bridge construction, Bridge joists, Building construction, Canoes, Construction, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Lifeboats, Railroad ties, Shipbuilding, Turnery Environmental Profile Status has not been officially assessed Distribution Overview Generally found in India, in the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats from the Konkan southwards. The Artocarpus genus yields edible fruits. Heartwood Color Yellow Golden yellow Darkens slightly upon exposure Sapwood Color White Whitish Grain Interlocked Moderately to severely interlocked Texture Coarse Coarse Luster Medium Medium Natural Durability Moderate natural resistance to decay under cover Odor No specific smell or taste Drying Defects Checking Distortion May warp May check Ease of Drying Slowly Reconditioning Treatement Dries slowly, but well Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm They produce boles that are often straight and cylindrical Blunting Effect High to severe May contain deposits of abrasive material which tend to dull cutters and affect some machining properties Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Difficult Carving Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fairly difficult to carve Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planes fairly well but cutters may require frequent sharpening Resistance to Impregnation Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Resistant to preservative treatment Veneering Qualities Suitable for peeling Veneers moderately easy Veneers easily Steaming recommended Soaking treatment helps to dissolve the white abrasive deposits in timber Responds well to peeling in green condition The soaking treatment helps to dissolve the white abrasive deposits in the timber and which tends to dull cutters rapidly and severely. Strength Properties Resists wearing and marring Resists denting and marring High in density Heavy Fairly hard Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high Bending strength (MOR) = high Bending strength in the air-dry condition (about 12 percent moisture content) is high - comparable to Teak.Some familiar species with high crushing strength parallel to grain include Hard maple, Teak, and White oak Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 13034 psi Density 38 lbs/ft3 Hardness 995 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 8095 psi Stiffness 1672 1000 psi Specific Gravity 0.46 0.52 Weight 55 34 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % Tangential Shrinkage 6 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 916 kg/cm2 Density 608 kg/m3 Hardness 451 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 569 kg/cm2 Stiffness 117 1000 kg/cm2 Specific Gravity 0.46 0.52 Weight 881 544 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % References Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. Desch, H. E. 1954. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume II. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore. Kloot, N. H. and E. Bolza. 1961. Properties of Timbers Imported into Australia. Technological Paper No. 12. Division of Forest Products, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Melbourne, Australia. Limaye, V.D. 1954. Grouping of Indian Timbers and their Properties, Uses and Suitability. Indian Forest Records, New Series. Timber Mechanics, Vol. 1, No. 2, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India. Limaye, V.D. and B.R. Sen. 1953. Weights and Specific Gravities of Indian Woods. Indian Forest Records, New Series. Timber Mechanics, Vol. 1, No. 4, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India. Troup, R.S. 1909. Indian Woods and Their Uses. The Indian Forest Memoirs, Economic Products Series, Volume 1, No. 1. Superintendent, Government Printing, Calcutta, India.