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MangoMango
Mango (Mangifera altissima)

Family: Anacardiaceae

Common names: Asam, Machang, Malapaho, Mangga, Mango, Membatjang, Pahutan, Thayet, Xoai

Distributed in: Cambodia, China, Hawaii [US], India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Endemic to the Philippines (Tikotiko ; Sablayan ; Purnaga ; Brgy. Purnaga , Magsaysay ; Sitio Hinango , Brgy. Purnaga , Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro)

Common uses: Balusters, Beams, Bedroom suites, Bent Parts, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Concrete formwork, Construction, Core Stock, Decks, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Flooring, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Light construction, Plywood, Pulpwood, Turnery, Veneer

Product sources: Although the most popular and most widely cultivated species in the genus is Mango (M. indica), the most important source of timber timber in the genus is Pahutan (M. altissima).

Environment profile: Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center Classified as Vulnerable in the Philippines

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isPurple, Redand the sapwoodWell defined, White to yellow.The grain isOften curly and wavy , the textureMediumand the lusterSilvery luster

Natural durability: Resistant to termites, Very durable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Severe twisting/warping, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Cutting Resistance: Fairly easy although tension wood can jam saw and produce woolly surfaces

Mortising: good

Moulding: Wavy-Grain may cause some picking up

Movement in Service: Wavy-Grain may cause some picking up

Nailing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult, Pre-Boring Recommended

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Permeable

Response to hand tools: Good response

Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Sanding: Fairly good sanding properties

Turning: Wavy grain may produce woolly surfaces

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,51 0,52
Density 624 kg/m3
Bending Strength 630 1058 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 52 98 kg/cm2
Hardness 465 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 105 kg/cm2
Stiffness 108 133 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 5 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 929 608 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 345 cm-kg
Static Bending 372 657 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 8972 15053 psi
Crushing Strength 751 1397 psi
Density 39 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1027 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 4292 7457 psi
Shearing Strength 1498 psi
Static Bending 5297 9345 psi
Stiffness 1538 1895 1000 psi
Toughness 300 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.51 0.52
Weight 58 38 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 5 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 7 %

Weight = high
Resists denting and marring
Hardness = medium
Density = high
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = high

Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.Eddowes, P. J. 1961. Commercial Timbers of Papua New Guinea: Their Properties and Uses. Office of Forests, Papua New Guinea.Keating, W.G., Bolza, E.,1982,Characteristics properties and uses of timbers. South East Asia, Northern,Australia and the Pacific,C.S.I.R.O. Div. Chemical Technology,Inkata Press,1Lauricio, F. M., Bellosillo, S. B., The Mechanical and Related Properties of Philippine Woods, The Philippine Lumber Journal, 12(5):A-H.Schneider, E.E. 1916. Commercial Woods of the Philippines: Their Preparation and Uses. Bulletin No. 14. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Forestry, Manila, Philippines.WCMC. 1992. Conservation Status Listing - Trees and Timbers of the World. World Conservation Monitoring Center-Plants Programme, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.
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