Nedunar (Polyalthia fragans) 
	 
	Family: Annonaceae  
	
	Common names: Chela, Gauri, Kodanji, Kodanyi, Nedunar, Polyalthia, Udambatti 
 Distributed in: India, Papua New Guinea (Oceania and S.E. Asia) 
 Distribution overview: Distributed in the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats in India, from the Ratnagiri District southwards. 
 Common uses: Balusters, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Packing cases, Plain veneer, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rafters, Roofing, Rustic furniture, Shakes 
 Product sources: The species is well-known in south-eastern Nigeria because of its edible fruit. 
 Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed 
 Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m  
	
	
	Colors: the heart isOften contains white deposits , Whiteand the sapwoodWhite, White to yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium
	  
	
	Natural durability: Non-durable, Perishable 
 Odor: Has an odor
 
 Drying Defects: Moderate end spitting, Uneven Moisture Content 
 Ease of Drying: Rapidly 
 Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
 
 Gluing: Very Good to Excellent Results 
 Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
 
 Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
 
 Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
 
 Nailing: Fair to Good , Fairly Easy to Very Easy 
 Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy 
 Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood 
 Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
 
 Sanding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
 
 Steam bending: Fair to Good Results
  		
	
	
	Screwing: Fair to Good Results, Fairly Easy to Very Easy;	Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
		
	  
	
	
	  
	
	
    
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		| Specific Gravity | 
		0,42 | 
		0,46 | 
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		| Density | 
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		512 | 
		kg/m3 |  
     
		| Bending Strength | 
		528 | 
		724 | 
		kg/cm2 |  
     
		| Crushing Strength | 
		274 | 
		403 | 
		kg/cm2 |  
     
		| Hardness | 
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		315 | 
		kg |  
     
		| Impact Strength | 
		55 | 
		63 | 
		cm |  
     
		| Shearing Strength | 
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		63 | 
		kg/cm2 |  
     
		| Stiffness | 
		90 | 
		109 | 
		1000 kg/cm2 |  
     
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        |   |   |   |  | Item  | Green  | Dry  | English  |  | Bending Strength  | 7512  | 10300  | psi   |  | Density  |   | 32  | lbs/ft3   |  | Hardness  |   | 696  | lbs   |  | Impact Strength  | 22  | 25  | inches  |  | Maximum Crushing Strength  | 3905  | 5736  | psi   |  | Shearing Strength  |   | 906  | psi   |  | Stiffness  | 1282  | 1563  | 1000 psi  |  | Specific Gravity  | 0.42  | 0.46  |   |  | Weight  | 48  | 31  | lbs/ft3   |   |  
  
       Weight = moderate  Resists denting and marring  Hardness (side grain) = medium  Density = high  Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium  Bending strength (MOR) = medium  
   
       Desch, H. E. 1957. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume I. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore.Eddowes, P. J. 1961. Commercial Timbers of Papua New Guinea:Their Properties and Uses. Office of Forests, Papua New Guinea.Limaye, V.D.1954. Grouping of Indian Timbers and their Properties, Uses and Suitability. Indian Forest Records, New Series. Timber Mechanics, Vol. 1, No. 2, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India.Limaye, V.D. and B.R. Sen. 1953. Weights and Specific Gravities of Indian Woods. Indian Forest Records, New Series. Timber Mechanics, Vol. 1, No. 4, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India.Troup, R.S. 1909. Indian Woods and Their Uses. The Indian Forest Memoirs, Economic Products Series, Volume 1, No. 1. Superintendent, Government Printing, Calcutta, India. 
	 
    
	
       
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