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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 Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Schedules Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Lophopetalum littorale Trade Name Bajan Family Name Celastraceae Synonyms Kokoona littoralis Common Names Bajan, Mata ulat, Mon-diang Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Burma, India, Indonesia, Malaysia Common Uses Boxes and crates, Furniture, Heavy construction, Light construction, Mathematical instruments, Paneling, Plywood, Veneer Distribution Overview Species in the Lophopetalum genus are found in the Indo-Malayan region, North Borneo, and Indonesia. Heartwood Color Brown Yellow Red Orange Sapwood Color White Yellow Grain Even Figure Interlocked Distinct (figure) Straight Interlocked Distinct figure Straight Texture Medium Coarse Fine Coarse Luster Medium Low Lustrous Natural Durability Durable Moderately durable Susceptible to marine borer attack Moderately durable Kiln Schedules Drying (speed) is fast Dry at a moderate speed Drying Defects Splitting Slight surface checking Slight end splitting No cupping, generally Generally free from spring and bow Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Moderately Difficult to Difficult Tree Size Tree height is 10-20 m Bark width is 15-20 mm Bark width is 5-10 mm Sapwood width is 0-5 cm Bark width is 10-15 mm Tree height is 20-30 m Boring Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Cutting Resistance with green wood is difficult Cutting Resistance with dry wood is difficult Planing Planes well, to a good finish Easy to plane Resistance to Impregnation Heartwood is extremely resistant Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Turning Poor results Difficult to turn Veneering Qualities Suitable for slicing Veneers easily Veneers moderately easy Suitable for peeling Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Strength Properties Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Radial = small Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high Max. crushing strength = medium Hardness (side grain) = soft Bending strength (MOR) = medium Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 9310 14566 psi Hardness 995 lbs Impact Strength 28 inches Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi Stiffness 2167 2494 1000 psi Radial Shrinkage 3 % Tangential Shrinkage 4 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 654 1024 kg/cm2 Hardness 451 kg Impact Strength 71 cm Maximum Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2 Stiffness 152 175 1000 kg/cm2 Radial Shrinkage 3 % References Anon,1963,Indian Woods: Their Identification, Properties and uses. Vol.II Linaceae,to Moringaceae,Manager of Publications, Delhi, India Burgess, P.F.,1966,Timbers of Sabah,Sabah Forest Record, no.6 Lee, Y.H., et al,1974,Commercial Timbers of Peninsular Malaysia,Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Department of Forestry Peninsular Malaysia and,Malaysian Timber Industry Board Lee, Y.H., Lopez, D.T.,1968,The Machining Properties of some Malayan Timbers,Malayan Forester,3,pp194-210 Whitmore, T.C. (Ed.,1972,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 1,Forest Department Ministry of Agriculture and Lands Malaysia