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Kedondong
Spondias cytherea Sonn.
ANACARDIACEAE
Otaheite apple; Spondias (Papua New Guinea); Great hog plum; Kedongdong (Indonesia); Kedondong (Malaysia); Hevi (Philippines); Viapple (Philippines); Gwe-cho (Myanmar); Ma kok farang (Thailand); Ma kok waan (Thailand); Ambarella; Coco (Indonesia)
Spondias dulcisSoland. Ex J.G. Forster; Spondias dulcis Parkinson
It is a small to medium sized tree, up to 30 m tall, branchless for 18 m. It can reach diameters up to 100 cm.
Spondias occurs scattered in primary forests, up to 1,000 m of altitude.
Spondias is widely cultivated in the tropics.
Spondias fruits are eaten raw or in jams, jellies and juices.
Wood diffuse porous. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Occasionally tyloses common. Vessels per mm2 5 to 20. Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Simple perforation plates. Intervessel pits large, 10 micras or more. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Occasionally axial parenchyma aliform. 3 to 4 cells per parenchyma strand. Occasionally 5 to 8 cells per parenchyma strand. Occasionally rays less than 4 per mm (rare). Larger rays more than 4 seriate. Prismatic crystals in radial alignment in procumbent ray cells (chambered cells). Body ray cells procumbent with mostly 2 to 4 rows of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-I Fibers very thin walled. Occasionally septate fibers present. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Unrestricted
It has no taste or odor.
The sapwood varies from white to gray, not demarcated from gray-brown heartwood. Some logs have a pink heart.
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The grain is usually straight, rarely interlocked.
The wood is mostly medium in texture.
The heartwood is highly susceptible to blue stain, termite and marine borer attack.
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Residual stresses present in the wood may cause defects while processing the timber.
The heartwood has an erratic behavior to preservative treatment, but the sapwood absorbs and retains preservatives readily.
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Ease of Drying: Drying is moderately easy; some particular care is needed. Drying Defects: Risks of distortions. Kiln Schedules: The kiln schedule has been tested.
JP-25; US-53-51
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Logs with tension wood may show a woolly surface.
Machining of this species is reported to be easy.
Planing is easy, but it is difficult to obtain a smooth finishing.
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It is difficult to obtain a smooth finish.
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