Amunu (Podocarpus neriifolia)
Family: Podocarpaceae
Common names: Amunu, Black pine, Cipres, Cipresillo lorito, Cipricillo, Dilang butiki, Djamudju, Kuasi, Landin, Malaalmaciga, Manio, Maniu, Matai, Miro, Mse, Musenene, Mushunga, Paya, Pinho Bravo, Pino castaneto, Pino chaquiro, Podo, Podoc, Th
Distributed in: Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Distribution overview: The growth range of this Southeast Asia species includes the Indo-Malayan region, New Zealand, New Guinea, Borneo, and extends to the Fiji Islands.
Common uses: Balusters, Bedroom suites, Boat building, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Cooperages, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Exterior trim & siding, Exterior uses, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Moldings, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Shingles, Shipbuilding, Vehicle parts
Environment profile: Vulnerable in parts of its natural habitat
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isRed, Whiteand the sapwoodNot clearly defined from sapwood , White/Straw .The grain isStreaks (figure), the textureFine and uniform
Natural durability: Perishable, Susceptible to insect attack
Odor: No specific smell or taste
Kiln Schedules: T8 - D4S (8/4) US
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly
Drying Defects: Juvenile wood may check severely , Unweighted boards may twist and check
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Comments: Juvenile wood may be present
Boring: Some chipping occurs at tool exits
Carving: Softer matierial may crumble
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Generally mortises well
Moulding: Good finishing
Movement in Service: Good finishing
Nailing: Fair to Good , Very Good to Excellent
Planing: May be some crumbling working with softer end-grain material
Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable
Response to hand tools: Good response
Routing recessing: Generally good
Sanding: Denser stock sands well
Turning: Good results
Painting: Fair to Good; Polishing: Good; Varnishing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,44 |
0,48 |
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Density |
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528 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
720 |
983 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
58 |
95 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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501 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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132 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
93 |
107 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
6 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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% |
Weight |
576 |
512 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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85 |
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
426 |
571 |
kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 10251 | 13994 | psi | Crushing Strength | 838 | 1362 | psi | Density | | 33 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 1105 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 5076 | 7958 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1882 | psi | Static Bending | 6066 | 8124 | psi | Stiffness | 1333 | 1529 | 1000 psi | Toughness | | 74 | inch-lbs | Specific Gravity | 0.44 | 0.48 | | Weight | 36 | 32 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 6 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 10 | | % | |
Weight = moderate Resists denting and marring Hardness = medium Density = high Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high Bending strength (MOR) = high
Bolza, E., Kloot, N.H.,1972,The Mechanical Properties of 56 Fijian Timbers,Australia C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper,No.,62Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.Eddowes, P.J. 1977. Commercial Timbers of Papua New Guinea - Their Properties and Uses. Forest Products Research Center, Office of Forests, Department of Primary Industry, 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,1
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