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Punggai
Coelostegia griffithii Benth.
BOMBACACEAE
Sibankih; Serangap; Durian isa; Black durian (United Kingdom); Durian tuang (Malaysia); Durian badak (Malaysia); Punggai (Malaysia); Black durian (United States of America); Durian hantu (Indonesia); Durian daun (Malaysia); Durian (United States of America); Durian (Indonesia); Durian tupai (Malaysia); True durian (Malaysia); Duyin (Myanmar); Djeung-djing (Malaysia); Bungal (Malaysia); Gengang (Malaysia)
Coelostegia sumatrana Becc.
It is a large tree up to 45 m tall, with bole branchless up to 24 m. The diameter is up to 110 cm, having large plank buttresses up to 3.5 m high. It is reported as a corkwood tree.
Coelostegia griffithii is reported scattered in flat lowland forests, sometimes up to 700 m of altitude.
This species is often planted for its fruits.
Wood diffuse porous. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Helical thickenings in vessel elements present. Simple perforation plates. Intervessel pits small, 7 micras or less. Apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Prismatic crystals in non-chambered axial parenchyma cells. Siliceous bodies in the axial parenchyma cells. 5 to 8 cells per parenchyma 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Larger rays more than 4 seriate. Silica bodies in the ray cells. Tile cells. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Unrestricted
It has typical musk odor.
The sapwood ranges in color from dirty light gray or whitish to light pink. The heartwood is pink-brown or gray-brown.
It is mostly straight, occasionally lightly interlocked.
The texture ranges from medium to coarse.
It is perishable and prone to be infested by ship-timber beetle.
5
Silica Content: Silica presence is reported. Amounts over 0.05% may affect wood processing. Silica Value: 0
It is permeable to moderately permeable.
0.58
0.64
5.0
3.0
Ease of Drying: Drying is reported to be slow but rarely develops serious seasoning defects, except for slight cupping. Drying Defects: Risk of surface checking and end splitting. Kiln Schedules: Schedule suggested for Merawan. It takes 5 days for 25 mm thick boards to kiln dry from 50% to 10% moisture content.
UK-D
1.7
968
161002
550
61
92
545
It is fairly easy to saw when green but slightly difficult when air-dry.
No peeling tests are reported for Punggai wood but as Durian logs are widely used for plywood, it is probably suited for this purpose.
No peeling tests are reported for Punggai wood but as Durian logs are widely used for plywood, it is probably suited for this purpose.
The wood has a severe blunting effect.
Planing operations are rather easy, giving a smooth finish.
Boring operations are easy to fair.
This species is reported to have a good nailing behavior.
This species is easy to glue.
This species gives a moderately smooth finish.
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