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YELLOW MERANTI (Shorea faguetiana)
Nombre comercial
Yellow meranti
Nombre científico (con autor)
Shorea faguetiana Heim
Familia
Dipterocarpaceae
Nombres Comunes
Paramuku (Indonesia); Karambuku lahung (Indonesia); Bangkirai guruk (Indonesia); Damar hitam siput (Malaysia); Seraya kuning siput (Malaysia); Seraya jaune (France); Seraya amarilla (Spain); Seraya gialla (Italy); Gul seraya (Sweden); Gele seraya (Netherlands); Meranti damar hitam (Malaysia); Kalo (Thailand); Gelbes seraya (Germany); Meranti kelim (Malaysia); Yellow meranti (Malaysia); Ulu tupai (Sumatra); Damar hitam (Indonesia); Yellow seraya (United Kingdom); Kunyit (Indonesia); Selangan kuning (Sabah); Seraya kuning (Sabah); Yellow seraya (United States of America); Meranti telepok (Malaysia); Meranti kuning (Indonesia); Lun siput (Sarawak); Lun merat (Sarawak); Lun gajah (Sarawak); Lun kuning (Sarawak); Selangan kacha (Sabah)
Nombres científicos sinónimos (con autores)
Shorea ridleyana King
DESCRIPCIÓN DEL ÁRBOL
Descripción botánica
It is a medium-sized to large tree up to 60 m tall, with boles up to 145 cm in diameter, and short stout buttresses up to 1.5 m high.
Hábitat natural
Shorea faguetiana is often found on well-drained clayey soils on ridges and undulating land. The wood is utilized as yellow meranti timber.
IDENTIFICACIÓN DE LA MADERA
Descripción anatómica de la madera
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels exclusively solitary (over 90%). Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Tyloses common. Vessels per mm2 5 to 20. Vessel-ray pits reticulate and/or foraminate. Simple perforation plates. Intervessel pits smal Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Axial parenchyma aliform. Axial parenchyma confluent. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). 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 ( Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Disponibilidad
Status de protección por CITES
Unrestricted
DESCRIPCIÓN GENERAL DE LA MADERA
Color
The heartwood is light yellowish-brown, often with a greenish tinge, darkening to brown on exposure. The sapwood is moderately distinct from the heartwood.
Indice de Color (1= Negro, violeta; 7= Amarillo claro, blanco)
5
Grano
It has interlocked grain.
Veta
The texture can be moderately fine to moderately coarse.
Durabilidad Natural
It is not a durable timber, and susceptible to attack by dry-wood termites, and slightly susceptible to pinhole borers.
Indice de Durabilidad Natural (1=Muy alta, 7=Muy baja)
6
Contenido de sílice
Silica Content: Silica is reportedly absent.
Dificultad para impregnar
This species is reported to be very difficult to treat with preservatives.
PROPIEDADES FÍSICAS DE LA MADERA
Densidad Básica (Peso anhidro/Vol. saturado) (g/cm³)
0.52
Densidad seca al aire (Peso y volúmen CH12%) (g/cm³)
0.57
Contracción Tangencial Total (Saturado hasta anhidro) (%)
11.7
Contracción Radial Total (Saturado hasta anhidro) (%)
4.5
Calendario de Secado
UK-J; JP-1; US-T10-D5S
Estabilidad Dimensional (Contracción Total Tangencial %/Contracción Total Radial %)
2.6
PROPIEDADES QUÍMICAS DE LA MADERA
PROPIEDADES MECÁNICAS DE LA MADERA
Resistencia a flexión (Módulo de ruptura) CH12% (kgf/cm²)
782
Rigidez (Módulo de elasticidad) CH12% (kgf/cm²)
111071
Resistencia a la compresión paralela a la fibra CH12% (kgf/cm²)
431
Resistencia a la compresión perpendicular a la fibra CH12% (kgf/cm²)
38
Cizallamiento radial CH12% (kgf/cm²)
92
Dureza Janka (lados) CH12% (kgf)
317
TRABAJABILIDAD
Aserrado
Sawing of this species is easy.
Corte de chapa rotativa
Lamination of this species is possible.
Chapa tranchada
Lamination of this species is possible.
Maquinado general
Machining of this species is reported to be easy.
Cepillado
Planing operations are rather easy.
Taladrado
Bored surfaces of air-dried timber are rough probably because of the presence of interlocked grain.
Clavado
The nailing behavior of this wood is considered as good to fair, pre-boring recommended.
Encolado
It glues well but some difficulties are reported with alkaline glues.
Acabado
For exterior applications preliminary application of DD varnish is recommended, then a transparent or clear varnish.
Recubrimientos
It is recommended to fill the pores before painting or varnishing.
Usos Reportados
USOS FINALES (RESUMEN)
HOUSING GENERAL, boards, panelling, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION
VIVIENDA GENERAL
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Tablas
- 13 - Dry kiln schedules for commercial woods. Temperate and tropical. Section III. Latin American (Mexico, Central, and South America) Woods–Conventional Temperatures
Paneles
- 18 - W3TROPICOS Missouri Botanical Garden
MUEBLES Y GABINETES
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
TABLEROS Y CHAPAS
- 25 - Directory of Timber Trade Malaysia
CONSTRUCCIÓN NAVAL
- 55 - Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America
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