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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. Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Natural Durability Numerical Data References Regions of Distribution Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Kermadecia vitiensis Trade Name Kauceuti Family Name Proteaceae Common Names Kauceuti Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution Fiji [Polynesia] Common Uses Cabinetmaking, Furniture, Moldings, Paneling, Veneer Heartwood Color Brown Red Black Pale red to pink Reddish brown Brown Sapwood Color Green/Grey Red Brown Well defined Different than heartwood Grain Even Interlocked Straight Figure shows rays Straight Interlocked Texture Coarse Natural Durability Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Non durable Drying Defects Slight twist/warp Moderate collapse and honeycombing Tree Size Tree height is 10-20 m Cutting Resistance Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy Turning Easy to turn Veneering Qualities No drying degrade. Dries flat without splitting Easy to cut Strength Properties Max. crushing strength = low Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Radial = small Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Bending strength (MOR) = medium Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 6644 10418 psi Density 32 lbs/ft3 Maximum Crushing Strength 2139 3916 psi Shearing Strength 1221 psi Stiffness 1131 1321 1000 psi Weight 31 25 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % Tangential Shrinkage 10 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 467 732 kg/cm2 Density 512 kg/m3 Maximum Crushing Strength 150 275 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 85 kg/cm2 Stiffness 79 92 1000 kg/cm2 Weight 496 400 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % References Alston, A.S.,1966,Natural Heartwood Durability,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No. 2 Alston, A.S.,1966,Powder Post Beetle Lyctus Species,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.6 Bolza, E., Kloot, N.H.,1972,The Mechanical Properties of 56 Fijian Timbers,Australia C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper,No.,62 Fiji Department of Forestry,1969,A Summary of the Properties of 34 Indigenous Timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.38 Fiji Forestry Department,1970,The Properties and Potential Uses of Kauceuti (Kermadecia vitiensis) A,Summary of C.S.I.R.O. Investigations,Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.42, Department of Forestry, Suva, Fiji