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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 Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Mortising Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Cipadessa fruticosa Trade Name Adusoge Family Name Meliaceae Synonyms Cipadessa baccifera, Ekebergia indica, Mallea rothii Common Names Adusoge, Chandbera, Chedubira, Chendbera, Gud mei, Hal-bembiya, Kiner, Nal bila, Pulippan cheddi, Purudona, Ranabili, Sidugoli Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Burma, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka Common Uses Carvings, Fuelwood, Turnery Heartwood Color Brown Red Purple Red Sapwood Color Brown Grain Even Interlocked Straight Straight Interlocked Texture Medium Fine Fine Luster Low Lustrous Natural Durability Susceptible to insect attack Non-resistant to termites Non-resistant to powder post beetles Non-resistant to marine borers Moderately durable Drying Defects Checking Distortion Collapse Internal Honeycombing Possible Ease of Drying Slowly Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries at a moderate speed Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Tree height is 10-20 m Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Moderate to saw Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Mortising Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Planing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fair to Good Results Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Sanding Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Screwing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Turning Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 47 lbs/ft3 Weight 46 37 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Density 753 kg/m3 References Anon,1963,Indian Woods: Their Identification, Properties and uses. Vol.II Linaceae,to Moringaceae,Manager of Publications, Delhi, India Bourdillon, T.F.,1908,The Forest Trees of Travancore,Travancore Government Press