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Pink cedar
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Wight & Arn.
LEGUMINOSAE
Taungdama; Shingle tree; Shegappu agili; Pink cedar; Nyi; Nelrai; Narivenga; Mundani; Mayahnin; Mandling; Mandania; Mandane; Mandan; Mallay kone; Malaveppu; Malankonnai; Malam konnei kurangadi; Malam; Ling-kung; Kuranjan; Kuranjam; Kurangandi; Kurangan; Kurangadi; Konne; Kilingi; Karingodi; Havulige; Hantige; Dieng-ji-rep; Belanji; Acrocarpo; Khang chang (Thailand); Ket hoy (Laos); Khan khak (Laos); Kang khimot (Thailand); Madang pariek (Indonesia); Yetama (Myanmar); Sadao chang (Thailand); Delimas (Indonesia)
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius var. guangxiensis X. L. M
It is a deciduous, medium-sized or sometimes large tree up to 30 m tall. The bole is columnar, branchless for up to 10 m, up to 100 cm in diameter. It often has small buttresses.
It is distributed in Eastern India, Myanmar, Laos, Southern China, Thailand, Sumatra and Central Java.
Plantations are reported in India, Africa and Central America.
Wood diffuse porous. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Vestured pits. Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and shape. Intervessel pits medium, 7 to 10 m Axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Axial parenchyma aliform. Axial parenchyma confluent. Prismatic crystals in non-chambered axial parenchyma cells. Occasionally prismatic cryst 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Larger rays more than 4 seriate. Prismatic crystals in radial alignment in procumbent ray cells (chambered cells). Prismatic crystals in the ray cells. Body ray cells procumbent with one row of upright and/or square marginal cell Septate fibers present. Fibers very thin walled. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Unrestricted
The heartwood is pale pinkish, bright red to reddish-brown, sharply differentiated from the pale yellowish sapwood.
The grain is straight to slightly interlocked, sometimes wavy.
This species is usually reported to have a coarse texture.
Luster is reported to be moderate.
The sapwood is highly susceptible to fungal and insect attacks.
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The heartwood is resistant to impregnation with preservatives, even under pressure. The sapwood is permeable to preservatives.
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Ease of Drying: Air seasoning is reported to be easy. Boards of 13 mm and 38 mm thick take respectively about 3 months and 5 months to air dry. Drying Defects: Some bowing and end-checking may occur in air drying and slight collapse in kiln drying.
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It is reportedly easy to saw especially when in green condition.
This timber can be used for veneering especially in green condition.
This timber can be used for veneering especially in green condition.
Machining is rated as easy especially when the timber is green.
The nailing behavior of this wood is considered as good to fair.
This species has a good to fair behavior in finishing.
This species is reported to be easy to polish.
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