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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 Certified Source Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Texture Trade Name Turning Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Lophopetalum wallichii Trade Name Katbo Family Name Celastraceae Common Names Katbo, Mon-diang, Mondaing Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] India Common Uses Furniture Distribution Overview Species in the Lophopetalum genus are found in the Indo-Malayan region, North Borneo, and Indonesia. Heartwood Color Brown Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Brown Sapwood Color White Color not distinct from heartwood Grain Even Straight Straight Texture Medium Coarse Luster High Natural Durability Very durable Durable Non durable Drying Defects Checking No twisting or warping Moderate end spitting Ease of Drying Slowly Difficult Certified Source Certified Source Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Veneering Qualities Suitable for peeling Easy to cut Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Satisfactory results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Anon,1963,Indian Woods: Their Identification, Properties and uses. Vol.II Linaceae,to Moringaceae,Manager of Publications, Delhi, India Gamble, J.S.,1902,A Manual of Indian Timbers,Sampson Low, Marston & Co. London