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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 Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Product Sources References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Steam Bending Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Polyalthia fragans Trade Name Nedunar Family Name Annonaceae Common Names Chela, Gauri, Kodanji, Kodanyi, Nedunar, Polyalthia, Udambatti Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] India, Papua New Guinea Common Uses Balusters, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Packing cases, Plain veneer, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rafters, Roofing, Rustic furniture, Shakes Environmental Profile Rare Status has not been officially assessed Distribution Overview Distributed in the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats in India, from the Ratnagiri District southwards. Heartwood Color Brown White Green/grey Grey Often contains white deposits Grayish-white Sapwood Color White White to yellow Grain Even Straight Generally straight, but not always Texture Coarse Even or uniform Medium Natural Durability Non-durable Perishable Odor Has an odor Drying Defects Collapse Internal Honeycombing Possible Uneven Moisture Content Distortion Moderate end spitting Ease of Drying Rapidly Moderately Difficult to Difficult Tree Size Tree height is 10-20 m Tree height is 20-30 m Product Sources The species is well-known in south-eastern Nigeria because of its edible fruit. Boring Fairly easy to very easy Gluing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Mortising Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Resistance to Impregnation Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Resistant Routing & Recessing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Sanding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Screwing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Strength Properties Weight = moderate Resists denting and marring Hardness (side grain) = medium Density = high Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = medium Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 7512 10300 psi Density 32 lbs/ft3 Hardness 696 lbs Impact Strength 22 25 inches Maximum Crushing Strength 3905 5736 psi Shearing Strength 906 psi Stiffness 1282 1563 1000 psi Specific Gravity 0.42 0.46 Weight 48 31 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 528 724 kg/cm2 Density 512 kg/m3 Hardness 315 kg Impact Strength 55 63 cm Maximum Crushing Strength 274 403 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 63 kg/cm2 Stiffness 90 109 1000 kg/cm2 Specific Gravity 0.42 0.46 References Desch, H. E. 1957. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume I. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore. Eddowes, P. J. 1961. Commercial Timbers of Papua New Guinea:Their Properties and Uses. Office of Forests, Papua New Guinea. Limaye, V.D. 1954. Grouping of Indian Timbers and their Properties, Uses and Suitability. Indian Forest Records, New Series. Timber Mechanics, Vol. 1, No. 2, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India. Limaye, V.D. and B.R. Sen. 1953. Weights and Specific Gravities of Indian Woods. Indian Forest Records, New Series. Timber Mechanics, Vol. 1, No. 4, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India. Troup, R.S. 1909. Indian Woods and Their Uses. The Indian Forest Memoirs, Economic Products Series, Volume 1, No. 1. Superintendent, Government Printing, Calcutta, India.