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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 Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Mortising Moulding Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Crypteronia paniculata Trade Name Agidai Family Name Crypteroniaceae Synonyms Crypteronia pubescens Common Names Agidai, Anambo, Ananbo, Baliuag, Barakbok, Baruga, Bekori, Bitok, Bol-buen, Bongganii, Booken, Bugna, Dieng-or, Dieng-sawkyrreng, Goru-mora, Kelat, Kodai, Kudai, Ladau, Malabayabas, Malabiong, Masuging-sep, Thengpitorete-arong, Tiaui, Tua, Tualin, Tuug Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Burma, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines Common Uses Flooring, Heavy construction, Light construction, Railroad ties Heartwood Color Brown Red Purple Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Red Pale red to pink Pale brown Brown Sapwood Color Red Same as heartwood Grain Straight Closed Even Wavy Interlocked Figure Weak (figure) Straight Wavy Weak figure Interlocked Texture Fine Fine Fine to medium Luster Medium Low Lustrous Slightly lustrous Natural Durability Durable Susceptible to insect attack Perishable Non-resistant to termites Non-resistant to powder post beetles Non-durable Moderately durable Moderately durable Durable Drying Defects Distortion Internal Honeycombing Possible Checking Collapse Splitting Ease of Drying Slowly Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries slowly Tree Size Tree height is 10-20 m Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Tree height is 20-30 m Bole length is 0-10 m Tree height is 0-10 m Boring Fairly easy to very easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Mortising Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Moulding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Resistance to Impregnation Heartwood is moderately resistant Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Easy to machine Screwing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Desch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15 Howard, A.L.,1948,A Manual of Timbers of the World.,Macmillan & Co. Ltd. London 3rd ed. Ng, F.S.P. (Ed,1989,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 4,Forest Research Institute Malaysia Ministry of Primary Industries Pearson, R.S., Brown, H.P.,1932,Commercial Timbers of India,Govt. Printer Calcutta,2 vols Purkayastha, S.K.,1982,Indian woods: Their identifications, properties and uses, Vol. IV,Myrlacene to Symploceae,Controller of Publications, New Delhi Reyes, L.J.,1938,Philippine Woods,Commonwealth of the Philippines Department of Agriculture and Commerce,Technical Bulletin,No.7