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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 Cutting Resistance Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Hernandia ovigera Trade Name Banago Family Name Hernandiaceae Synonyms Hernandia papuana Common Names Banago, Hemandia, Indang, Kementing laut, Kolon-kogon, Kolong-kolong, Koron-koron, Kung-kung, Malatangan-tangan, Malatapai, Pantog-lobo, Taba-taba Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Brunei, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines Common Uses Cabinetmaking, Drawing boards, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture, Model airplanes, Moldings, Musical instruments Environmental Profile Abundant/Secure Rare Heartwood Color Brown Purple Green/grey Greenish to greyish Brown White to cream Pale red to pink Pale brown Sapwood Color White Brown Yellow Same as heartwood White to yellow Different than heartwood Grain Straight Even Straight Texture Medium Fine Medium coarse to coarse Coarse Luster Medium Low Natural Durability Very durable Durable Non durable Perishable Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Little degrade Moderately Difficult to Difficult Easy Tree Identification Bole/stem form is buttressed Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Boring Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Mortising Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Resistance to Impregnation Heartwood is permeable Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Responds Readily Easy to machine Routing & Recessing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = very small Density (dry weight) = 15-22 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 23 lbs/ft3 Weight 23 19 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 2 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % Item Green Dry Metric Density 368 kg/m3 Weight 368 304 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 2 % References Bolza, E.,1975,Properties and Uses of 175 Timber Species from Papua New Guinea and West,Irian,C.S.I.R.O. Div. Building Research Report,no.34 Browne, F.G.,1955,Forest Trees of Sarawak and Brunei and their Products.,Government Printing Office, Kuching, Sarawak Eddowes, P.J.,1977,Commercial Timbers of Papua New Guinea: Their Properties and Uses,Hebano Press, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Kraemer, J.H.,1951,Trees of the Western Pacific Region,West Lafayette, Indiana U.S.A. Reyes, L.J.,1938,Philippine Woods,Commonwealth of the Philippines Department of Agriculture and Commerce,Technical Bulletin,No.7 Sarawak Forest Department,Trees and Timbers of Sarawak and Brunei,Forest Department, Sarawak, leaflet No.45