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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 Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Steam Bending Strength Properties Texture Toxicity Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Varnishing Scientific Name Pangium edule Trade Name Bauh keluak Family Name Flacourtiaceae Common Names Bauh keluak, Kapechong, Kapenchueng, Kayu tuba buwah, Kepayang, Pakem, Pangi, Pangium, Payang, Pichung, Puchong, Puchung, Putjung, Simaung Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu Common Uses Light construction, Matches, Moldings, Veneer Heartwood Color Brown Black Purple Green/grey Red Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Pale brown Sapwood Color White Yellow White to yellow Grain Even Interlocked Straight Straight Interlocked Texture Fine Medium Fine Fine to medium Luster Medium Low Natural Durability Very durable Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Non durable Sapwood is susceptible to wood staining fungal attack Moderately durable Toxicity Poisonous Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Rapidly Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries quickly Tree Identification Bole/stem form is buttressed Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Bole length is 20-30 m Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Resistance to Impregnation Permeable heartwood Permeable sapwood Heartwood is extremely resistant Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Steam Bending Very Good to Excellent Results Polishing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Varnishing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Radial = very small Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 42 lbs/ft3 Weight 41 33 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 2 % Tangential Shrinkage 4 % Item Green Dry Metric Density 673 kg/m3 Weight 657 528 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 2 % References Bolza, E.,1975,Properties and Uses of 175 Timber Species from Papua New Guinea and West,Irian,C.S.I.R.O. Div. Building Research Report,no.34 Burgess, P.F.,1966,Timbers of Sabah,Sabah Forest Record, no.6 Burkill, I.H.,1935,A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay peninsula (2 vols.,Crown Agents for the Colonies, London Desch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15 Eddowes, P.J.,1977,Commercial Timbers of Papua New Guinea: Their Properties and Uses,Hebano Press, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Whitmore, T.C.,1973,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 2,Forest Department Ministry of Primary Industries Malaysia