WHITE MAGNOLIA (Galbulimima belgraveana)
Trade Name
White magnolia
Scientific Name
Galbulimima belgraveana Bailey
Family
MAGNOLIACEAE
Common Names
White magnolia
Scientific Name Synonyms
Himantandra belgraveana ( F. v. Mueller) F. v. Mue
Description Of The Tree
Botanical Description
It is an evergreen, small to fairly large tree up to 40 m tall. The bole is up to 100 cm in diameter, sometimes with buttresses.
Natural Habitat
It is common in primary rainforests, it occurs on hill slopes and ridges up to 2,700 m of altitude, but mostly found in a range between 1,000 to 2,000 m.
Non Timber Uses
The bark, fruits and leaves of this species are reported to contain alkaloids.
Wood Identification
Anatomic Description Of Wood
Wood diffuse porous. Occasionally tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more. Occasionally vessels with colored deposits. Vessels per mm2 5 to 20. Occasionally vessels per mm2 more than 20. Vessels per mm2 more than 20 (very abundant). Simple perfo Axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands. Occasionally apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Paratracheal axial parenchyma scanty and/or vasicentric. Axial parenchyma aliform. Axial parenchyma confluent. Prismati 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Occasionally rays storied. Occasionally rays exclusively uniseriate. Homogeneous rays and/or sub-homogeneous rays (all ray cells procumbent). Septate fibers present. Fibers with distinctly bordered pits. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
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Wood Macro Photo Radial Plane
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Wood Micro Photo Of Transversal Section
Availability
Cites Status
Unrestricted
General Wood Description
Odor
The wood has fragrant odor when fresh.
Color
The heartwood varies from off-white to pale brown. The sapwood is white.
COLOR INDEX (1=Black, 7=Light yellow,white)
6
Natural Durability
It is perishable and easily attacked by wood degrading organisms.
Natural durability index (1= Very high durability, 7=Vey low durability)
5
Resistance To Impregnation
This species is probably moderately permeable.
Wood Physical Properties
Basic Density or Specific Gravity (O.D. weight/vol. green) (g/cm³)
0.51
Air-dry Density (Weight and volume at 12%MC) (g/cm³)
0.55
Total shrinkage Tangential (Saturated to 0%MC) (%)
3.8
Total shrinkage Radial (Saturated to 0%MC) (%)
1.9
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying: Petaling seasons slowly to very slowly with slight defects. Drying Defects: Slight cupping, bowing, end checking or splitting and surface checking have been observed. It takes about 3.5 months to dry 2.5 cm thick boards to the air-dry condition.
Dimensional stability ratio (Total Tangential Shrinkage %/Total Radial Shrinkage %)
2.0
Wood Chemical Properties
Wood Mechanical Properties
Bending Strength (MOR),12%MC (kgf/cm²)
860
Stiffness (MOE) 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
142000
Compression parallel to fiber 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
430
Shear strength radial 12%MC (kgf/cm²)
110
Workability
Rotary Veneer Cutting
Its rotary peeling properties are good.
Sliced Veneer
Its rotary peeling properties are good.
REFERENCED USES
End Uses Summary
HOUSING GENERAL, frames, panelling, FURNITURE AND CABINETS, PLYWOOD AND VENEER, PACKING, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION, boats, OTHER AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, shoes, moldings
General Housing
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
Frames
- 16 - Woods of the World
Paneling
- 18 - W3TROPICOS Missouri Botanical Garden
Furniture Cabinets
- 21 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part III-Southeast Asian and Oceanian Species.
Panels, Veneers
- 25 - Directory of Timber Trade Malaysia
Packing
- 45 - Recopilación y Análisis de Estudios Tecnológicos de Maderas Peruanas
Shipbuilding
- 55 - Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America
Boats
- 56 - Manual de Identificación de Especies Forestales de la Subregión Andina.
Shoes
- 70 - Proprietes physiques et mecaniques des bois tropicaux de l`union francaise
Molding
- 79 - Padronização da Nomenclatura Comercial Brasileira das Madeiras Tropicais Amazônicas, Sugestão
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