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Durian
Durio carinatus Masters
BOMBACACEAE
Durian hantu (Indonesia); Durian paya (Malaysia); Durian paya (Indonesia); Durian burung (Indonesia); Durian (Indonesia); Durian (France); Durian (United Kingdom); Durian (Sabah); Durian (Philippines); Durian (Spain); Durian (Germany); Durian (Netherlands); Durian (Italy); Durian (United States of America)
It is a medium-sized to large tree up to 45 m tall, with bole branchless for up to 27 m and up to 120 cm in diameter, usually without buttresses. Large trees often with small buttresses up to 1.5 m high, sometimes with knee roots.
This species is reported to grow in marshy locations, especially in peat swamp forests.
Wood diffuse porous. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Simple perforation plates. Intervessel pits small, 7 micras or less. Axial parenchyma reticulate. Prismatic crystals in non-chambered axial parenchyma cells. Tile 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).
Unrestricted
The wood has a fetid smell when freshly sawn.
The heartwood is pinkish-brown, red to deep red-brown, and usually distinctly demarcated from the whitish to pale yellow-brown or pale reddish-yellow sapwood.
5
Straight or interlocked grain is often found in this species.
The wood is reported to have a coarse texture.
The wood is reported to be non-durable under tropical conditions.
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0.57
0.63
6.6
3.5
Ease of Drying: Air seasoning is reported to be moderately slow. It takes about 4 months to air dry a board of 40 mm thick.
UK-D
1.9
808
117328
436
72
200
250
Cutting resistance is generally low.
It can be peeled to make veneer at a peeling angle of 90 degrees without pretreatment.
It can be peeled to make veneer at a peeling angle of 90 degrees without pretreatment.
Machining operations are rather easy.
This species is reported to have a good nailing behavior.
It is reported to be easy to glue.
Wood of this species is easy to finish.
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