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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 Certified Source Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Natural Growth Defects Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Steam Bending Strength Properties Texture Toxicity Trade Name Tree Size Turning Veneering Qualities Weathering Scientific Name Mangifera foetida Trade Name La-mut Family Name Anacardiaceae Common Names La-mut, Machang, Mango, Sepam, Wangi Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Burma, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand Common Uses Cabinetmaking, Concrete formwork, Furniture, Heavy construction, Light construction, Plywood, Veneer Heartwood Color Brown Green/grey Purple Yellow Black Red Orange Grey Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Pale red to pink Pale brown Dark brown Brown Sapwood Color White Yellow Brown Red Green/Grey White to yellow Same as heartwood Grain Interlocked Closed Even Figure Straight Wavy Rippled (figure) Weak (figure) Interlocked Weak figure Wavy Straight Rippled figure Texture Fine Medium Even or uniform Uniform Fine to medium Medium coarse to coarse Coarse Luster Low Medium High Pronounced Lustrous Dull Natural Growth Defects Brittleheart is rare or absent. When present, it is sparse in amount Brittleheart is often frequent and extensive Natural Durability Resistant to termites Susceptible to insect attack Very durable Resistant to powder post beetles Durable Moderately durable Resistant to marine borers Non-resistant to termites Non-resistant to powder post beetles Perishable Non durable 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 Pinworms (ambrosia beetles) may be present in the felled log Weathering Good Toxicity Some toxic effects Drying Defects Splitting Distortion Extension of Existing Shakes Checking Slight surface checking Slight spring/bow Slight end splitting Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Rapidly Thick Stock Requires Care Little degrade Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries quickly Drying rate is fairly rapid to fast Tree Size Tree height is 30-40 m Sapwood width is 0-5 cm Sapwood width is 5-10 cm Bole length is 20-30 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Tree height is 20-30 m Tree height is 40-50 m Certified Source Certified Source Blunting Effect Moderate Little Boring Very good to excellent results Fairly easy to very easy Easy Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Cutting Resistance with green wood is variable Cutting resistance with dry wood is variable Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Movement in Service Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Pre-Boring Recommended Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Planes well, to a good finish Easy to plane Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Permeable sapwood Resistant sapwood Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Responds Readily Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to machine Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Sanding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Screwing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Veneering Qualities Veneers easily Suitable for peeling No drying degrade Veneers moderately easy Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Polishing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good results Staining Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Strength Properties Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Radial = very small Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 37 lbs/ft3 Weight 36 29 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 2 % Tangential Shrinkage 4 % Item Green Dry Metric Density 592 kg/m3 Weight 576 464 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 2 % 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 Lee, Y.H., Lopez, D.T.,1968,The Machining Properties of some Malayan Timbers,Malayan Forester,3,pp194-210 Menon, P.K.B.,1959,The wood anatomy of Malayan timbers: commercial timbers, 3. Light,hardwoods,Malaysian Forest Research Institute Kepong, Research Pamplet, No. 27. Ng, F.S.P. (Ed,1989,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 4,Forest Research Institute Malaysia Ministry of Primary Industries Stephens, M.,1955,The Timber Machang (Mangifera foetida,Malayan Forester 18(4) pp205-7 Wong Choong Ngok, Burgess, H.J.,1960,A comparison of linear shrinkage data obtained by different methods,Malaysia Forest Research Institute, Forestry Department Research Pamphlet,29