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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 Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Synonyms Texture Trade Name Turning Scientific Name Lithocarpus megalophylla Trade Name Chinese lithocarpus Family Name Fagaceae Synonyms Lithocarpus encleisocarp, Lithocarpus uriana Common Names Chinese lithocarpus Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Thailand Common Uses Flooring, Fuelwood, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction Heartwood Color Red Brown Yellow Sapwood Color White to yellow Grain Even Figure Interlocked Straight Distinct (figure) Straight Interlocked Distinct figure Texture Medium Fine Even or uniform Uniform Coarse Luster Medium Natural Durability Perishable Susceptible to marine borer attack Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera) Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Pinworms (ambrosia beetles) often present in the standing tree Odor Has an odor Drying Defects Checking Discoloration Distortion Ease of Drying Reconditioning Treatement Fairly Easy Comments General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory Blunting Effect Little Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fair to Good Results Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Cutting Resistance with green wood is difficult Cutting Resistance with dry wood is difficult Gluing Difficult to glue Mortising Fair to Good Results Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Ease of planing is moderate Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Heartwood is resistant Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Difficult to machine Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Polishing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Satisfactory results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Burgess, P.F.,1966,Timbers of Sabah,Sabah Forest Record, no.6 Whitmore, T.C. (Ed.,1972,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 1,Forest Department Ministry of Agriculture and Lands Malaysia