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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 Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Scientific Name Payena lucida Trade Name Baringin jiput Family Name Sapotaceae Synonyms Payena dasyphylla, Payena glutinosa, Isonandra polyandra, Madhuca lucida Common Names Baringin jiput, Dolu-kurta, Kalimangong, Mayang bukit, Nyatoh, Nyatoh bunga, Nyatu hitam, Phikun-thuan Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Burma, India, Malaysia, Thailand Common Uses Furniture, Joinery, Millwork, Pulp/Paper products Heartwood Color Brown Yellow Orange Reddish brown Pale red to pink Purple Pale brown Sapwood Color White Yellow Paler than heartwood Grain Closed Figure Interlocked Wavy Distinct (figure) Wavy Interlocked Distinct figure Texture Medium Medium to coarse Fine to medium Medium Luster Medium Dull Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Moderately durable Tree Identification Bole/stem form is cylindrical Bole/stem form is buttressed Cutting Resistance Cutting resistance with dry wood is variable Response to Hand Tools Variable qualities Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 45 lbs/ft3 Weight 44 35 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Density 721 kg/m3 References Burgess, P.F.,1966,Timbers of Sabah,Sabah Forest Record, no.6 Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. I. Soerianegara and R.H.M.J. Lemmens (Editors,1993,Plant Resources of South-East Asia 5,(PROSEA, 1,Timber trees: Major commercial timbers,Pudoc Scientific Publishers, Wageningen 1993 Menon, P.K.B.,1959,The wood anatomy of Malayan timbers: commercial timbers, 3. Light,hardwoods,Malaysian Forest Research Institute Kepong, Research Pamplet, No. 27. Whitmore, T.C. (Ed.,1972,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 1,Forest Department Ministry of Agriculture and Lands Malaysia