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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 Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Silica Content Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Scientific Name Canarium luzonicum Trade Name Pili Family Name Burseraceae Common Names Antang, Anteng, Bakan, Bakoog, Belis, Bulau, Kedondong, Pagsahingin, Pilauai, Pilaui, Pili, Piling liitan, Sahing Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Philippines Common Uses Bent Parts, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Chairs, Chests, Construction, Core Stock, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Interior construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Moldings, Office furniture, Packing cases, Plain veneer, Plywood, Rustic furniture, Stools, Stringers, Structural plywood, Utility furniture, Utility plywood, Veneer Environmental Profile Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable, or Rare within its range Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center Distribution Overview This species occurs in primary forest at low to medium altitudes in the Philippines. Heartwood Color Red Brown Reddish brown Sapwood Color White Not clearly differentiated from the heartwood. Greyish Color changes as wood dries Sapwood is whitish when wet and greyish when dried, and is usually 0.8-1.2 inches 92-3 cm) wide Grain Even Straight Interlocked Straight to interlocked Texture Fine Medium Fine Fair to medium coarse Luster Medium Lustrous Natural Durability Susceptible to insect attack Odor No specific smell or taste Silica Content Likely to have significant impact on machining Contains high levels of silica (> 0.5% of dry weight) Canarium timbers reported to have high levels of silica (1.68% of ovendry weight) Ease of Drying Dries well with little degrade Tree Size Trunk diameter is 300-350 cm Tree height is 60-70 m Tree height is 30-40 m Bole length is 20-30 m Tree height is 50-60 m Bole length is 10-20 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm Trunk diameter is 250-300 cm Tree height is 40-50 m Blunting Effect Blunting effect is said to be correlated with the silica content Cutting Resistance Cutting resistance is variable Dependent upon the silica content of the wood Planing Variable machining properties Good planing properties Silica levels may affect machining properties Resistance to Impregnation Sapwood is permeable Heartwood is extremely resistant Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Difficult to machine Silica content can make hand tool use difficult. Strength Properties Weight = moderate Resists denting and marring Hardness = medium Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = high Bending strength in the air-dry condition (about 12 percent moisture content) is high - comparable to Teak. It has medium compression strength parallel to grain, comparing favorably to Mahogany. Hardness is rated as medium. It resists denting and marring about as well as white oak or birch. The weight is moderate. The wood is high in density. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 6566 12054 psi Crushing Strength 608 1310 psi Density 32 lbs/ft3 Hardness 791 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 2999 5811 psi Shearing Strength 1895 psi Static Bending 4070 7667 psi Stiffness 927 1127 1000 psi Toughness 230 inch-lbs Specific Gravity 0.39 Weight 31 25. lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 461 847 kg/cm2 Crushing Strength 42 92 kg/cm2 Density 512 kg/m3 Hardness 358 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 210 408 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 133 kg/cm2 Static Bending 286 539 kg/cm2 Stiffness 65 79 1000 kg/cm2 Toughness 264 cm-kg Specific Gravity 0.39 References Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. Lauricio, F. M., Bellosillo, S. B., The Mechanical and Related Properties of Philippine Woods, The Lumberman, 12(5):A-H. Schneider, E.E. 1916. Commercial Woods of the Philippines: Their Preparation and Uses. Bulletin No. 14. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Forestry, Manila, Philippines. WCMC. 1992. Conservation Status Listing - Trees and Timbers of the World. World Conservation Monitoring Center-Plants Programme, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.