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Common names: Calamansanay, Katum kao, Kepayang

Distributed in: Malaysia, Philippines (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: One of about 20 species in the Neonauclea genera occuring in the Philippines, it grows in the Provinces of Cayagan, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Union, Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, Tayabas, Cotabato, and Zamboanga, in the subpronvince of Benguet, and the Islands of Masbate, Ticao, Negros, Mindoro, Basilan and Palawan.

Common uses: Beams, Bridge beams, Bridge construction, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Construction, Crossties, Domestic flooring, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Flooring, Foundation posts, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Handles, Heavy construction, Joists, Light construction, Parquet flooring, Poles, Porch columns, Rafters, Railroad ties, Rough construction, Stools, Structural work, Tables , Tool handles, Turnery, Wardrobes, Wharf construction, Windows

Environment profile: Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center The environmental status of this species within its natural growth range in the Philippines is given as Indeterminate, which means it is either Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable, or Rare

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodYellow, Yellowish.The grain isSlightly interlocked, the textureVery fineand the lusterLow Wood surface is glossy

Natural durability: Resistant to insect attack , Susceptible to insect attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Slight tendency to check, Stack properly to prevent warping

Ease of Drying: Stack timber carefully to minimize degrade

Comments: Several species in the Neonauclea genera are mixed and marketed together under the trade name Calamansanay. With the exception of slight differences in color and texture, the timber of all the species is very similar

Blunting Effect: Little

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Fair to Good Results

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy ;

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent;