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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 Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Silica Content Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Cynometra insularis Trade Name Maniltoa Family Name Leguminosae Common Names Maniltoa, Moivi Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Fiji [Polynesia] Common Uses Heavy construction, Light construction Heartwood Color Red Yellow Pink Brown Orange White Red Brown Sapwood Color Red Yellow White Pink Pink/Red Different than heartwood Grain Even Interlocked Straight Straight Interlocked Texture Medium Fine Medium Natural Durability Susceptible to insect attack Durable Moderately durable Non-resistant to marine borers Non-resistant to powder post beetles Non-resistant to termites Resistant to termites Resistant to powder post beetles Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Non durable Silica Content Siliceous Drying Defects Slight twist/warp Slight surface checking Ease of Drying Moderate Tree Size Sapwood width is 0-5 cm Tree height is 30-40 m Blunting Effect High to severe Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Moderate to saw Cutting Resistance with dry wood is moderate Cutting Resistance with dry wood is difficult Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Sapwood is permeable Heartwood is resistant Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to Work Moderate working qualities Screwing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Veneering Qualities Suitable for peeling Veneers easily Veneers moderately easy Difficult to veneer Strength Properties Max. crushing strength = high Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu.ft. Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high Bending strength (MOR) = high Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Shrinkage, Tangential = large Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft Bending strength (MOR) = medium Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 12510 19358 psi Density 56 lbs/ft3 Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9945 psi Shearing Strength 2205 psi Stiffness 2104 2423 1000 psi Weight 55 45 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % Tangential Shrinkage 10 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 879 1361 kg/cm2 Density 897 kg/m3 Maximum Crushing Strength 485 699 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 155 kg/cm2 Stiffness 147 170 1000 kg/cm2 Weight 881 721 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % References Alston, A.S.,1966,Powder Post Beetle Lyctus Species,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.6 Bolza, E., Kloot, N.H.,1972,The Mechanical Properties of 56 Fijian Timbers,Australia C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper,No.,62 Fiji Department of Forestry,1969,A Summary of the Properties of 34 Indigenous Timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.38 Fiji Forestry Department,1974,The Properties and Potential Uses of Moivi (Cynometra, Maniltoa spp.) A,Summary of C.S.I.R.O. Investigations,Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.62, Department of Forestry, Suva, Fiji Fiji Forestry Department,1981,The Properties and Uses of 43 Indigenous and Exotic Timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.71