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Fagraea fragrans Roxb.
LOGANIACEAE
Uling; Temesu; Tembusu luar; Tembesoe renah; Tembesoe rawang; Tembesoe paja; Sysulin; Perepat hutan; Meriang; Lemesu; Dulo; Burman yellowheart; Burma yellow heart (Myanmar); Man pa (Laos); Tatraou (Cambodia); Ahnyim (Myanmar); Anan (Myanmar); Dolo (Philippines); Tembusu hutan (Malaysia); Susulin (Philippines); Ambinaton (Indonesia); Kayu tammusu (Indonesia); Ki badak (Indonesia); Ironwood (United Kingdom); Ironwood (United States of America); Urung (Philippines); Tembesu talang (Indonesia); Tembusu padang (Malaysia); Tam sao (Vietnam); Trai (Cambodia); Kankrao (Thailand); Man pla (Thailand); Thamsao (Thailand); Kan krao (Thailand); Tembusu (Malaysia); Meraing (Malaysia); Reriang (Malaysia); Tembusu hutan (Sarawak); Tembusu padang (Sarawak); Tembusu padang (Brunei Darussalam); Keramati (Solomon Islands); Burma yellowheart (Myanmar); Trai (Vietnam); Tam sao (Thailand); Tembesu (Indonesia); Temasuk (Sabah); Tatrau (Cambodia)
Fagraea wallichiana Benth.; Fagraea sororia J.J. Smith; Fagraea gigantea Ridley; Fagraea cochinchinensis A. Chev.
It is a medium-sized or occasionally large tree up to 25 m tall. The bole up to 135 cm in diameter, occasionally fluted or with buttresses up to 2.5 m high.
Fagraea fragrans is reported in light primary or secondary forests in humid or seasonally inundated locations. It also occurs as a pioneer in burnt over areas.
Wood diffuse porous. Occasionally vessels in diagonal and/or radial pattern. Vessels per mm2 5 to 20. Helical thickenings in vessel elements present. Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and shape. Intervessel pits smal Axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Axial parenchyma confluent. Two cells per parenchyma strand. 3 to 4 cells per parenchyma strand. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Occasionally larger rays more than 4 seriate. Homogeneous rays and/or sub-homogeneous rays (all ray cells procumbent). Occasionally body ray cells procumbent with one row of upright and/or square marginal cells (Kribs-III). Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Unrestricted
It has a slightly unpleasant odor when freshly cut, odor disappears on drying.
The sapwood is not sharply differentiated, just lighter pale yellowish white. The heartwood is light yellowish brown darkening on exposure to deep golden orange brown, occasionally with lighter or darker veining.
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It is partly straight or occasionally wavy to slightly interlocked.
The texture varies from fine to medium.
The heartwood is lustrous when planed.
It is very durable and fairly resistant to teredos.
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Silica Content: It is non-siliceous. Silica Value: 0
The sapwood is reported to be easy to preserve but the heartwood is untreatable.
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Ease of Drying: It is reported that quarter-sawn stock dried satisfactory. Drying Defects: Back-sawn stock is subject to checking and severe warping.
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Sawing of this species is easy.
This species is reported to be interesting for lamination.
This species is reported to be interesting for lamination.
It is easy to machine.
Molding is reported to be easy.
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This species is easy to bore.
It is easy to mortise.
Pre-bore for nails and screws.
The timber is reported to glue well.
It has a good sanding behavior.
Wood of this species is easy to finish.
Polishing of this wood is easy.
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