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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. Blunting Effect 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 Movement in Service Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Scientific Name Staining Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Turning Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Parartocarpus triandrus Trade Name Minggi Family Name Moraceae Synonyms Gymnartocarpus triandra Common Names Minggi, Pinggi, Temponek Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Malaysia Common Uses Boxes and crates, Joinery, Light construction, Plywood Heartwood Color Red Green/grey Pink Brown Grain Even Interlocked Straight Interlocked Straight Texture Coarse Medium Coarse Luster Low Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Non-resistant to termites Susceptible to insect attack Non durable Perishable Heartwood is susceptible to wood staining fungal attack Drying Defects Slight surface checking Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Rapidly Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries quickly Tree Identification Bole/stem form is not buttressed Tree Size Tree height is 50-60 m Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Sapwood width is 5-10 cm Bole length is 10-20 m Bole length is 20-30 m Bark width is 20-25 mm Tree height is 40-50 m Bark width is 10-15 mm Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Bark width is 15-20 mm Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm Blunting Effect Little Boring Easy Cutting Resistance Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy Cutting Resistance with dry wood is moderate Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy Cutting Resistance with dry wood is difficult Gluing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Planing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Planes to a poor finish Ease of planing is moderate Resistance to Impregnation Permeable heartwood Permeable sapwood Heartwood is permeable Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to machine Turning Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Veneering Qualities Suitable for peeling Veneers easily Veneers moderately easy Difficult to veneer Easy to cut Staining Fair to Good Results Strength Properties Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very low Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = very small Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Max. crushing strength = medium Bending strength (MOR) = low Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 6111 9589 psi Impact Strength 15 inches Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi Shearing Strength 1560 psi Stiffness 1358 1568 1000 psi Radial Shrinkage 2 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 429 674 kg/cm2 Impact Strength 38 cm Maximum Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 109 kg/cm2 Stiffness 95 110 1000 kg/cm2 Radial Shrinkage 2 % References Browne, F.G.,1955,Forest Trees of Sarawak and Brunei and their Products.,Government Printing Office, Kuching, Sarawak Burgess, H.J.,1956,The timbers of Keledang and Terap,Malayan Forester 19(1) pp36-40 Desch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15 Lee, Y.H., Lopez, D.T.,1968,The Machining Properties of some Malayan Timbers,Malayan Forester,3,pp194-210