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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. Common Names Countries of Distribution Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Polishing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Scientific Name Strength Properties Texture Toxicity Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Peltophorum dasyrachis Trade Name Hoang-linh Family Name Leguminosae Common Names Hoang-linh, Jemerelang, Nonsee, Trasec Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Burma, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand Grain Closed Interlocked Wavy Wavy Interlocked Texture Fine Medium coarse to coarse Natural Durability Very durable Resistant to marine borers Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Toxicity Some toxic effects Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Tree Size Sapwood width is 0-5 cm Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Polishing Fair to Good Results Strength Properties Shrinkage, Volumetric = very small Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate Max. crushing strength = medium Max. crushing strength = high Hardness (side grain) = soft Bending strength (MOR) = very high Bending strength (MOR) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = high Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 14597 21597 psi Hardness 995 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 5408 8171 psi Volumetric Shrinkage 8 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 1026 1518 kg/cm2 Hardness 451 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 380 574 kg/cm2 References Oxford School of Forestry