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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 Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Natural Growth Defects Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Steam Bending Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Madhuca malaccensis Trade Name Basong Family Name Sapotaceae Synonyms Bassia malaccensis Common Names Basong, Kamayan, Nato, Nyatoh, Rian, Sundek Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Malaysia, Thailand Common Uses Furniture, Joinery, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products Environmental Profile Abundant/Secure Distribution Overview Madhuca species are found in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indomalesia, and the Pacific Islands. Heartwood Color Green Purple Sapwood Color Yellow White Grain Even Interlocked Figure Straight Other (figure) Straight Other figure Interlocked Texture Close Fine to medium Luster High Natural Growth Defects Brittleheart is rare or absent. When present, it is sparse in amount Natural Durability Perishable Sapwood non-resistant to furniture beetles Susceptible to marine borer attack Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera) Sapwood is susceptible to wood staining fungal attack Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Odor Has an odor Drying Defects Checking Distortion Severe surface checking Severe end splitting Moderate twist/warp Moderate end spitting Ease of Drying Medium to High Shrinkage Fairly Easy Reconditioning Treatement Moderately Difficult to Difficult Difficult Tree Size Tree height is 0-10 m Tree height is 10-20 m Blunting Effect Little Blunting effect on machining is fairly severe Boring Fairly easy to very easy Fair to good results Difficult Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Cutting Resistance with dry wood is difficult Gluing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Unstable with Poor Stability - Large Movement Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Planes well, to a good finish Easy to plane Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Heartwood is extremely resistant Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Sanding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Screwing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Difficult to turn Veneering Qualities Easy to cut Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Satisfactory results Staining Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 47 lbs/ft3 Weight 46 37 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Density 753 kg/m3 References Burgess, P.F.,1966,Timbers of Sabah,Sabah Forest Record, no.6 Desch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15 I. Soerianegara and R.H.M.J. Lemmens (Editors,1993,Plant Resources of South-East Asia 5,(PROSEA, 1,Timber trees: Major commercial timbers,Pudoc Scientific Publishers, Wageningen 1993 Whitmore, T.C. (Ed.,1972,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 1,Forest Department Ministry of Agriculture and Lands Malaysia