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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 Carving Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Carapa molluccensis Trade Name Indian crabwood Family Name Meliaceae Common Names Dhundul, Indian crabwood, Kandalanga, Nyireh batu, Pinleon, Poshur, Pussur, Somunthiri Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] India, Myanmar Common Uses Beams, Bedroom suites, Blinds, Boat building, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Decks, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Factory construction, Fine furniture, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Heavy construction, Joists, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Office furniture, Planks, Porch columns, Rough construction, Rustic furniture, Shipbuilding, Shutters, Sills, Stools, Tables , Tool handles, Utility furniture Environmental Profile Abundant/Secure Status unknown due to inadequate information Status has not been officially assessed Distribution Overview India and the coastal forests of Bengal, Malabar, Burma, and the Andaman Islands. Heartwood Color Brown Yellow White Red Tan Red Sapwood Color White Grain Interlocked Texture Fine Even textured Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Heartwood is highly resistant to decay. Odor Has an odor No specific smell or taste Drying Defects Distortion Ease of Drying Seasons well but requires care Tree Size Tree height is 0-10 m Large deciduous tree. Boring Fair to good results Carving Fair to Good Results Mortising Fair to Good Results Moulding Fair to Good Results Movement in Service Unstable with Poor Stability - Large Movement Stable Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Response to Hand Tools Moderate working qualities Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Turning Fair to Good Results Polishing Polishing characteristics are good to very good Strength Properties Heavy The wood is very heavy. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Specific Gravity 0.62 0.71 Weight 58 47 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Specific Gravity 0.62 0.71 References Limaye, V. D. 1954. Grouping of Indian Timbers and Their Properties, Uses, and Suitability. Indian Forest Records (New Series). Timber Mechanics. Volume 1 No. 2. Manager of Publications (Publisher, Delhi. Limaye, V. D. and B. R. Sen. 1956. Weights and Specific Gravities of Indian Woods. Indian Forest Records (New Series). Timber Mechanics. Volume 1 No. 4. Manager of Publications (Publisher, Delhi. Troup, R.S. 1909. Indian Woods and Their Uses. The Indian Forest Memoirs, Economic Products Series, Volume 1, No. 1. Superintendent, Government Printing, Calcutta, India.