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Blunting Effect Boring Carving Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Painting Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Steam Bending Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Varnishing Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Lagerstroemia piriformis Trade Name Batitinan Family Name Lythraceae Common Names Bagunarem, Bagunaum, Baluknit, Banabang-bugtung, Banabang-dinglas, Banabang-tinaan, Basit, Batikalag, Batitinan, Bug'aom, Bug'arom, Buguarom, Dinglas, Dumate, Lasila, Lasilak, Linau, Lumati, Lumpian, Magaklud, Magatalulong, Magugah Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Philippines Common Uses Beams, Bridge construction, Cabinetmaking, Crossties, Flooring, Furniture , Interior trim, Joists, Piling, Posts, Rafters, Shipbuilding, Sills, Wharf construction Environmental Profile Vulnerable in parts of its habitat and may soon become Endangered if current trends of over-exploitation and habitat destruction persist Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center Factors influencing this species' endangerment include decreasing population because of over-exploitation, extensive destruction of habitat, seriously depleting population levels without any assurance to future security, and adverse factors that currently exist throughout range and which pose very grave threat to species Distribution Overview Indo-Malayan region including Indochina and extending into Indonesia and the Philippines; along rivers and on moist flat land; often cultivated as an ornamental. Heartwood Color Brown Red Purple Olive gray Greyish brown Sapwood Color White Yellow Freshly-Cut sapwood is whitish, but the color changes upon exposure to grayish brown. Width varies from a minimum of 0.4 to 0.8 inches (1 to 2 cm) to a maximum of 1.6 to 2.4 inches (4 to 6 cm). Sapwood from young, quickly-grown trees are hardly distinguishable from the heartwood in seasoned timber Grain Even Straight Wavy Interlocked Wavy Straight to interlocked Pores are reported to yield a figure with narrow open and a broad, dense grain on slash-sawn surfaces similar to that of Ash (Fraxinus ) Texture Medium Fine Coarse Smooth Fine Dense Natural Durability Moderately durable Durable Susceptible to insect attack Resistant to powder post beetles Odor Has an odor No specific smell or taste Drying Defects Splitting Distortion Checking Warping and checking are slight under moderately controlled drying conditions, but end-splitting can be rather severe Ease of Drying Slowly Rapidly Moderately Difficult to Difficult Veneer dries relatively rapidly, with little degrade except slight tendency to split Dries at a fairly rapid rate Logs and freshly trimmed ends of sawn lumber require protection against splitting. The timber is reported to undergo medium shrinkage during drying Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries at a moderate speed Naturally dries quickly Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Tree height is 30-40 m Tree height is 10-20 m Boles are often fluted, and are clear of branches to about 40 feet. Philippine trees are relatively short and develop straight boles. Trunk diameter is reported to average about 36 inches (90 cm) Blunting Effect Moderate Moderate effect Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Gluing Very good properties Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Nailing Pre-Boring Recommended The timber is reported to nail without difficulty, and does not require pre-boring Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Difficult to work Yields smooth clean surfaces when planing and other machining operations are done with sharp tools. Requires sharp tools to work since the wood is hard and heavy Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Permeable sapwood Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Responds Readily Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Screwing Pre-boring recommended Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Veneering Qualities Veneers moderately easy Veneers easily No drying degrade Suitable for peeling Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Poor to Very Poor Results Painting Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Polishing Good results Staining Fair to Good Results Stains well and evenly Varnishing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Strength Properties Density = high Very heavy Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 9134 13990. psi Density 46 lbs/ft3 Static Bending 6223 9702. psi Stiffness 1398 1653. 1000 psi Specific Gravity 0.67 Weight 45 37. lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 642 983. kg/cm2 Density 737 kg/m3 Static Bending 437 682. kg/cm2 Stiffness 98 116. 1000 kg/cm2 Specific Gravity 0.67 References Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. Kribbs, D.A. 1959. Commercial Foreign Woods on the American Market. Buckhout Lab., Dept. of Botany, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. 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 (WCMC, Plants Program, 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.