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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 Nailing Natural Durability Natural Growth Defects Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Size Scientific Name Pajanelia rheedii Trade Name Aranthal Family Name Bignoniaceae Synonyms Pajanelia longifolia, Pajanelia multijuga, Pajanelia multijuga Common Names Aranthal, Arlantha, Beka, I-pong, Kaukonda, Kyaungdauk, Paiyani Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Burma, India, Malaysia Common Uses Boat building (general), Canoes Heartwood Color Brown Yellow Orange Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Brown Sapwood Color White Yellow White to yellow Grain Interlocked Interlocked Texture Coarse Medium Coarse Luster Medium Dull Natural Growth Defects Yellowish deposits in vessels Natural Durability Perishable Susceptible to insect attack Non-durable Non-resistant to powder post beetles Non-resistant to termites Non-resistant to marine borers Resistant to wood staining fungal attack Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Drying Defects Distortion Ease of Drying Slowly Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries at a moderate speed Naturally dries slowly Tree Size Tree height is 30-40 m Tree height is 40-50 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Boring Fairly easy to very easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Mortising Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Permeable heartwood Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 51 lbs/ft3 Weight 50 40 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Density 817 kg/m3 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 Gamble, J.S.,1902,A Manual of Indian Timbers,Sampson Low, Marston & Co. London Ng, F.S.P.,1978,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 3,Forest Department Ministry of Primary Industries Malaysia