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Podocarp
Dacrycarpus imbricatus (Blume) de Laub.
PODOCARPACEAE
Thong nang (Vietnam); Long leng (Laos); Phayamai (Thailand); Pek deng (Laos); Podo chucher atap (Malaysia); Sha-mo-pin (Myanmar); Kayu embun (Indonesia); Jamuju (Indonesia); Phaya-makhampom dong (Thailand); Podo (Malaysia); Black pine (Malaysia); Kayu cin (Malaysia); Melur (Indonesia); Podocarp (Papua New Guinea); Sempinur (Malaysia); Igem (Philippines)
Podocarpus kawaii Hayata; Podocarpus imbricata Blume
It is a large, majestic tree up to 50 m tall. The bole is up to 200 cm in diameter.
Dacrycarpus imbricatus is found scattered in rain forests from low elevation to about 3,000 m of altitude. It is a canopy or emergent tree in primary forests.
It occurs in Thailand, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands and occasionally Sulawesi and island of Borneo.
Occasionally axial parenchyma apparent with the naked eye. Apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Occasionally rays exclusively uniseriate.
Unrestricted
It has no taste or odor.
The sapwood is hardly distinct, somewhat lighter in color than the heartwood. The heartwood is pale light yellowish brown, darkening to light golden brown, slight greenish tinge.
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This species is reported to have straight grain.
The wood is frequently reported to be fine textured.
The surface of the wood is naturally moderate in luster.
The natural durability in tropics is extremely doubtful, but fairly durable in moderate climates.
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Silica Content: Negligible content of silica is reported. Amounts over 0.05% may affect wood processing. Silica Value: 0
The sapwood is permeable, heartwood penetration by preservatives is fair to good.
0.50
0.54
7.4
3.8
Ease of Drying: Boards 15 mm thick take 2-3 months to air dry. Drying Defects: During drying the timber may be prone to checking and splitting. Kiln Schedules: Boards 25 mm thick can be kiln dried in 10 days from 50% to 10% moisture content.
UK-G
2.0
795
93493
479
122
363
570
Cutting resistance is generally low.
The peeling and slicing properties are rated as good with a negligible degrade upon drying. Pretreatment is not needed.
The peeling and slicing properties are rated as good with a negligible degrade upon drying. Pretreatment is not needed.
This species is easy to machine.
Planing of this species is reported to be easy.
Molding operations are rather easy.
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The response of this species to boring operations is good to fair.
This species is easy to mortise.
Large nails may cause some splitting.
It is reported to be easy to glue.
It has a good sanding behavior.
It has a good finishing.
This species is reported to be easy to stain.
It is easy to paint or varnish.
It has a good response to hand tools.
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