DYSOX (Dysoxylum alliaceum)
Trade Name
Dysox
Scientific Name
Dysoxylum alliaceum (Blume) Blume
Family
MELIACEAE
Common Names
Beka-beka bukit (Malaysia); Ta suea khao (Thailand); Kayu bawang (Indonesia); Kasai temaga (Malaysia); Pasak lingga merah (Malaysia); Paria (Philippines); Pela (Indonesia); Ki bawang (Indonesia); Miao (Philippines); Malaaduas (Philippines)
Scientific Name Synonyms
Dysoxylum thysoideum Hiern; Dysoxylum klemmei Merr.; Dysoxylum euphlebium Merr.
Description Of The Tree
Botanical Description
It can be a fairly large tree, up to 35 m tall, branchless up to 20 m and 80 cm of diameter. Sometimes buttresses 3 to 5 m high are present, the bole is fluted at the base.
Natural Habitat
Dysoxylum is reported in evergreen primary or sometimes in secondary forests, up to 2,000 m of altitude. It prefers well drained soils.
Non Timber Uses
The bark and seeds of some species of Dysox are reportedly poisonous, and have insecticidal properties.
Wood Identification
Anatomic Description Of Wood
Wood diffuse porous. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Occasionally vessels with colored deposits. Vessels per mm2 5 to 20. Vessels per mm2 more than 20 (very abundant). Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Simple perforation plate Occasionally axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands. Axial parenchyma aliform. Axial parenchyma confluent. Occasionally prismatic crystals in chambered axial parenchyma cells and/or in fibers. 5 to 8 cells per parenchyma strand. Axial pare 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Occasionally rays exclusively uniseriate. Occasionally 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 margina Septate fibers present. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
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Wood Macro Photo Tangential Plane
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Wood Micro Photo Of Transversal Section
Availability
Cites Status
Unrestricted
General Wood Description
Odor
Sometimes the wood has cedar-like or onion-like odor.
Color
The heartwood is pale reddish-brown or reddish-yellow, generally well or occasionally not distinctly demarcated from the white, yellowish or rather bright yellow or pale brown sapwood.
COLOR INDEX (1=Black, 7=Light yellow,white)
5
Grain
The grain is interlocked or wavy, occasionally straight.
Texture
The texture varies from fine to slightly coarse.
Natural Durability
It is reported to be non-durable to moderately durable when exposed to the weather or in contact with the ground. However, it is probably only moderately durable under exposed conditions.
Natural durability index (1= Very high durability, 7=Vey low durability)
6
Resistance To Impregnation
The wood is readily treated.
Wood Physical Properties
Basic Density or Specific Gravity (O.D. weight/vol. green) (g/cm³)
0.61
Air-dry Density (Weight and volume at 12%MC) (g/cm³)
0.68
Total shrinkage Tangential (Saturated to 0%MC) (%)
10.2
Total shrinkage Radial (Saturated to 0%MC) (%)
5.3
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying: Seasoning is reported to be fairly rapid. Drying Defects: It is liable to check and warp.
Recommended Dry Kiln Schedule
JP-25
Dimensional stability ratio (Total Tangential Shrinkage %/Total Radial Shrinkage %)
1.9
Wood Chemical Properties
Wood Mechanical Properties
Bending Strength (MOR),12%MC (kgf/cm²)
876
Stiffness (MOE) 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
93901
Compression parallel to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
490
Shear strength radial 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
97
Workability
Rotary Veneer Cutting
This species is reported to have good characteristics for lamination.
Sliced Veneer
This species is reported to have good characteristics for lamination.
Machining
Machining operations are rated as moderately easy to easy.
Nailing
The wood needs pre-boring for nailing.
REFERENCED USES
End Uses Summary
EXTERIOR GENERAL, poles, stakes posts, HOUSING GENERAL, flooring, frames, panelling, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, PACKING, pallets, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION, boats, boat deck, OTHER AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, matches, wheel, coffin, moldings
Exterior General
- 1 - Tabela de resultados de ensaios fisicos e mecanicos
Poles
- 3 - Estudo dendrologico e determinacao das caracteristicas fisicas e mecanicas do genipapo (Genipa americana)
Stake Posts
- 5 - Propriedades fisicas e mecanicas da madeira e do contraplacado de Pinus elliottii
General Housing
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Flooring
- 14 - Handbook of Hardwoods
Frames
- 16 - Woods of the World
Paneling
- 18 - W3TROPICOS Missouri Botanical Garden
Furniture Cabinets
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
Panels, Veneers
- 25 - Directory of Timber Trade Malaysia
Packing
- 45 - Recopilación y Análisis de Estudios Tecnológicos de Maderas Peruanas
Pallets
- 48 - The strength properties of timbers
Shipbuilding
- 55 - Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America
Boats
- 56 - Manual de Identificación de Especies Forestales de la Subregión Andina.
Boat Decking
- 59 - Programa Nacional de uso Sostenible de los Bosques e Incremento a las Exportaciones.
Matches
- 71 - Proprietes physiques et mecaniques des bois tropicaux, premier supplement
Wheels
- 75 - Tropenholzer
Coffin
- 78 - Amazonian Timbers for the International Market
Molding
- 79 - Padronização da Nomenclatura Comercial Brasileira das Madeiras Tropicais Amazônicas, Sugestão
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