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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 Carving Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Strength Properties Texture Toxicity Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Cerbera odollam Trade Name Chatthankai Family Name Apocynaceae Common Names Chatthankai, Dabur, Dhakur, Gon-kaduru, Kada ma, Kalwa, Kat arali, Odolam, Othalam, Pong pong, Sukanu Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Burma, India, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu Common Uses Charcoal, Fuelwood Environmental Profile Vulnerable Heartwood Color Yellow Orange Brown White Red Sapwood Color White Yellow Brown Red Grain Even Figure Straight Distinct (figure) Straight Distinct figure Texture Fine Close Even or uniform Fine Luster High Medium Natural Durability Very durable Susceptible to insect attack Durable Resistant to termites Moderately durable Non-resistant to termites Non-durable Perishable Non-resistant to marine borers Non-resistant to powder post beetles Odor Has an odor Toxicity Some toxic effects Drying Defects Distortion Checking Ease of Drying Slowly Reconditioning Treatement Little degrade Fairly Easy Kiln Drying Rate Very slow Naturally dries slowly Drying rate is slow Tree Size Bole length is 0-10 m Tree height is 10-20 m Tree height is 0-10 m Bole length is 10-20 m Blunting Effect High to severe Moderate Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Carving Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Easy to saw Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Mortising Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Poor to Very Poor Results Moulding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Poor to Very Poor Results Movement in Service Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Excellent Stability - Small Movement Nailing Pre-Boring Recommended Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to Work Routing & Recessing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Sanding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Screwing Pre-boring recommended Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Polishing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Staining Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 15-22 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 18 lbs/ft3 Weight 18 15 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Density 288 kg/m3 References Bourdillon, T.F.,1908,The Forest Trees of Travancore,Travancore Government Press Desch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15