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Rengas
Gluta torquata (King) Tard.
ANACARDIACEAE
Sitorngom horbojalang (Indonesia); Rengas kerbau jalang (Malaysia)
Melanorrhoea torquata King
It is a medium-sized tree up to 30 m tall, with boles up to 80 cm in diameter. The buttresses are steep, up to 3 m high. This species yields a latex which is made into black lacquer, it is also poisonous and causes severe skin irritation.
This species is reported in lowland forests.
Wood diffuse porous. Tyloses common. Vessel-ray pits reticulate and/or foraminate. Simple perforation plates. Intervessel pits large, 10 micras or more. Axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Rays exclusively uniseriate. Silica bodies in the ray cells. Homogeneous rays and/or sub-homogeneous rays (all ray cells procumbent). Body ray cells procumbent with over 4 rows of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-I).
Unrestricted
The heartwood is red or blood-red becoming dark red or dark reddish-brown upon exposure, and distinctly demarcated from the grayish, yellowish or pinkish-brown sapwood.
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The grain is frequently interlocked.
The texture varies from the moderately fine to moderately coarse.
Planed surfaced are lustrous.
This species is reported to be non-durable to moderately durable.
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It is easy to preserve.
0.59
0.65
4.6
2.5
UK-E
1.8
1131
151916
554
76
133
631
631
Sawing operations are rated as easy to slightly difficult.
For good results in slicing, steaming is required.
For good results in slicing, steaming is required.
This species is easy to machine, though slightly difficult when dry.
Planing of dry wood is reported to be easy to fair.
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The response of this species to boring operations is fair to bad.
Nailing properties are good.
Gluing of this species is easy.
Finishing of this wood is easy.
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