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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. Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Size Scientific Name Hunteria corymbosa Trade Name Gading Family Name Apocynaceae Synonyms Gynopogon lanceolatum, Hunteria roxburghiana, Hunteria zeylanica Common Names Gading, Kemuning hutan, Mediya Regions of Distribution Africa, Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Burma, India, Malaysia, Somalia, Sri Lanka Common Uses Carvings, Tool handles Heartwood Color Brown Yellow Black Red Green/grey Orange Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Brown Sapwood Color White Yellow Grain Interlocked Interlocked Texture Fine Medium Fine Luster Medium Dull Natural Durability Very durable Susceptible to insect attack Resistant to powder post beetles Moderately durable Durable Tree Size Bole length is 20-30 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Bole length is 30-40 m Tree height is 60-70 m Bark width is 0-5 mm Tree height is 40-50 m Bark width is 5-10 mm Bark width is 10-15 mm Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Planing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to Work Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Bourdillon, T.F.,1908,The Forest Trees of Travancore,Travancore Government Press Desch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15