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Simpoh
Dillenia obovata (Blume) Hoogl.
DILLENIACEAE
Simpur rimba (Indonesia); Zinbyun (Myanmar); San-tong (Thailand); San-yai (Thailand); Mai-san (Myanmar); Simpoh ayer (Malaysia); Simpoh padang (Malaysia); Sempur batu (Indonesia); Simpur talang (Indonesia); Masan (Thailand)
Dillenia aurea
It is a medium-sized to fairly large deciduous tree up to 35 m tall, with often rather crooked bole. It is branchless for up to 14 m, but usually much less, and up to 70 cm in diameter. The buttresses are absent or small.
Dillenia obovata is found in lowland deciduous or evergreen secondary forests, up to 500 m of altitude. In Indochina it is reported up to 1,800 m of altitude.
Vessels per mm2 5 to 20. Wood diffuse porous. Vessels exclusively solitary (over 90%). Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 100 to 200 micras. Vessel-ray pits reticulate and/or foraminate. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and shape. Apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Axial parenchyma scalariform. Larger rays more than 4 seriate. Body ray cells procumbent with mostly 2 to 4 rows of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-II). Sheath cells. Fibers with distinctly bordered pits.
Unrestricted
The heartwood is red-brown to dark reddish-brown, sometimes with a purplish tinge, and usually not demarcated from the slightly paler sapwood.
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The grain is straight or, more usually, interlocked.
The texture is moderately coarse and even.
The wood is susceptible to dry-wood termites, blue stain and decay fungi.
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Silica Content: It contains 0.1% silica.
It can be readily impregnated with preservative substances.
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0.58
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Ease of Drying: Air seasoning is reported to be good. Drying Defects: Slight bowing and staining are reported. Kiln Schedules: Schedule recommended for Litsea.
UK-C
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Sawdust can block the blades.
It possible to produce decorative sliced veneer.
It possible to produce decorative sliced veneer.
This species is easy to machine.
Planing is reported to be easy.
Boring operations are rated as easy to fair.
It needs pre-bore for nails, but it screws well. The nail holding properties are poor.
It has a good behavior in gluing.
Finishing of this wood is rated as fair.
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