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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 Kiln Drying Rate Kiln Schedules Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Painting 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 Trade Name Tree Size Turning Varnishing Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Planchonia spp. Trade Name Putat paya Family Name Barringtoniaceae Common Names Lamog, Lamong, Planchonia, Putat paya Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines Common Uses Beams, Bedroom suites, Bent Parts, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Concrete formwork, Construction, Decks, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Exterior trim & siding, Exterior uses, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Joists, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Office furniture, Paneling , Sheathing Environmental Profile Environmental status not officially assessed Distribution Overview Various species in the genus Planchonia are distributed in the Indo-Malayan region and western Pacific islands. They are very common in areas with seasonal flooding in Sabah, Malaysia. Heartwood Color Yellow Orange Brown Red Purplish Light to dark reddish-brown Sapwood Color Pale colored Clearly demarcated from heartwood in old trees Grain Even Figure Interlocked Straight Irregular May be straight, irregular, or wavy Interlocked Texture Fine Fine Even textured Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Susceptible to insect attack Non-resistant to powder post beetles Natural resistance to decay is variable Depends on species Odor No specific smell or taste Kiln Schedules T2-C2(4/4);T2-C1(8/4)US Shrinkage from green to 12% MC Radial:4.5% Tangential:8.0% Drying Defects Splitting Distortion Checking Prone to checking, warp and collapse Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Rapidly Slowly Moderately Difficult to Difficult Very difficult to season Air drying to 25% moisture content prior to kiln drying is suggested Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries quickly Naturally dries at a moderate speed Tree Size Tree height is 30-40 m Blunting Effect Little Slight blunting effect on cutting tools Boring Fairly easy to very easy Fair to good results Good boring qualitites Carving Easy to carve Clean carved surfaces Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Low resistance to sawing Fairly easy to saw Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fair to Good Results Mortising Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Good mortising properties Moulding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Very Good to Excellent Results Material responds well to moulding operations Movement in Service Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Excellent Stability - Small Movement Medium movement after manufacture Nailing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Pre-Drilling recommended in nailing operations Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Planing yields smooth surfaces Resistance to Impregnation Permeable heartwood Permeable sapwood Sapwood is permeable Extremely resistant to preservative treatment Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Slight dulling effect on cutting edges Responds well to hand tools Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fairly Easy to Very Easy Responds well to routing operations Sanding Good sanding properties Screwing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Yields fairly smooth surfaces Generally easy turning operations Veneering Qualities Suitable for peeling Veneers easily Veneers moderately easy Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Painting Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Fairly good polishing characteristics Staining Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Stains well Varnishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Strength Properties Very high weight High in density Crushing strength = high Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high The bending strength of air-dried wood of the species is similar to that of Teak, which is considered to be strong.It is moderately hard and resistant to wearing and marring Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 8830 14798 psi Density 47 lbs/ft3 Hardness 1274 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 4871 7546 psi Stiffness 1597 1862 1000 psi Specific Gravity 0.57 Weight 46 38. lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 620 1040 kg/cm2 Density 753 kg/m3 Hardness 577 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 342 530 kg/cm2 Stiffness 112 130 1000 kg/cm2 Specific Gravity 0.57 References Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. Kloot, N. H. and E. Bolza. 1961. Properties of Timbers Imported into Australia. Technological Paper No. 12. Division of Forest Products, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization, Melbourne, Australia.