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Mersawa
Anisoptera costata Korth
Dipterocarpaceae
Venven (Vietnam); Mersawa (Netherlands); Mersawa (Germany); Phdiek (Cambodia); Krabak (United Kingdom); Palosapis (Philippines); Mersawa (Malaysia); Krabak (Netherlands); Krabak (Italy); Krabak (Spain); Krabak (United States of America); Krabak (Thailand); Pengiran (Sabah); Mersawa (Indonesia); Krabak (France); Krabak (Germany); Mersawa (Papua New Guinea); Kaunghmu (Myanmar); Pik (Thailand)
Anisoptera minadanensis Foxw.; Anisoptera marginatoides Heim; Anisoptera cochinchinensis Pierre
It is a large to very large tree up to 50 m tall. The bole is cylindrical and branchless for up to 35 m and up to 150 cm in diameter, with few buttresses of up to 4 m high and spreading out up to 2.5 m, continuing up to the bole as ribs up to 10 m high.
A large tree of semi-evergreen dipterocarp, evergreen and humid lowland forest, which occurs on premium land for conversion to agriculture.
It is widely distributed in Indo-China, Thailand, Sabah and Indonesia.
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels exclusively solitary (over 90%). Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Tyloses common. Vestured pits. Vessels per mm2 5 to 20. Vascular/vasicentric tracheides present. Simple perforation plates. Intervessel Apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Axial parenchyma scalariform. Larger rays more than 4 seriate. Sheath cells. Body ray cells procumbent with mostly 2 to 4 rows of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-II). Body ray cells procumbent with one row of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-III). Fibers with distinctly bordered pits.
Unrestricted
It has resinous odor when fresh, but without characteristic taste or odor when dry.
The sapwood is from light yellow to pale orange yellow when fresh and often can only be distinguished by blue stain. The heartwood darkens to light golden brown.
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It is not always straight, occasional mild spiral growth.
The texture is medium coarse with tyloses.
The natural durability ranges from moderate to perishable. It is rapidly attacked if unprotected.
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Silica Content: This timber is reported to have a negligible silica content. Silica contents over 0.05% may affect wood processing. Silica Value: 0.05
The sapwood is treatable, the heartwood may be moderately resistant to very resistant to impregnation.
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0.67
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Ease of Drying: Seasoning is reported as good. Drying Defects: Risk of slight checking or twisting.
UK-E; US-T6-D2
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The cutting resistance can be reduced by using correct saw profiles and specially hardened saw teeth. Stellite tipped saws are necessary.
Peeling yields good quality veneer, although the veneer dries slowly and with slight buckling.
Peeling yields good quality veneer, although the veneer dries slowly and with slight buckling.
It has a severe blunting effect on the cutting tools.
It is easy to work, but if it interlocked grain is present sharp cutters are essential.
The planed surface is smooth when sharp tools are used.
Boring of this species is reported to be easy.
Nailing properties are good.
It has a good behavior in gluing.
Wood of this species is easy to sand.
Wood of this species is easy to finish.
Wood of this species is easy to polish.
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