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MolaveMolave
Molave (Vitex parviflora)

Family: Verbenaceae

Common names: Bitum, Gupasa, Kulim papa, Leban, Milla, Molave, Teen nok

Distributed in: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: The genus Vitex is composed of a large number of tree species distributed throughout the tropics and sub-tropics, many of which provide valuable timber. V. parviflora occurs throughout the Philippine Islands, and is common in the secondary forests and open primary forests.

Common uses: Balusters, Brooders, Building materials, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Clogs, Concealed parts (Furniture), Crossties, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Framing, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Poultry coops, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture, Shipbuilding, Stools, Sub-flooring, Tables , Utility furniture, Wardrobes, Windows, Woodwork

Product sources: The genus is the most importatnt in its family as a source of timber in the Philippines, with Molave and Dangula (V. aherniana) being the best known species in the genus.

Environment profile: Vulnerable in parts of its natural habitat

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Straw coloredand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Very high natural resistance

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries at a moderate speed

Drying Defects: Distortion, Internal Honeycombing Possible

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Easy

Carving: Good results

Cutting Resistance: Low resistance

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Finishes well Responds readily to machine tools

Moulding: Easy to mould

Movement in Service: Easy to mould

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Yields a clean surface

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds well

Routing recessing: Responds well to routing operations

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Turning: Easy to turn

Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Fairly Easy to Very Easy;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,64 0,68
Density 785 kg/m3
Bending Strength 911 1195 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 128 153 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength 53 cm
Shearing Strength 130 kg/cm2
Stiffness 101 138 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 769 624 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 496 cm-kg
Static Bending 578 750 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 12969 17005 psi
Crushing Strength 1826 2188 psi
Density 49 lbs/ft3
Impact Strength 21 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 6767 9255 psi
Shearing Strength 1854 psi
Static Bending 8223 10677 psi
Stiffness 1450 1965 1000 psi
Toughness 431 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.64 0.68
Weight 48 39. lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %

Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = high
High density

Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.Desch, H. E. 1954. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume II. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaysia Publishing House Ltd., Singapore.Lauricio, F. M., Bellosillo, S. B., The Mechanical and Related Properties of Philippine Woods, The Philippine Lumber Journal, 12(5):A-H.Record, S.J. and R.W. Hess. 1943. Timbers of the New World. Published on the Charles Lathrop Pack Foundation, Yale University Press, New Haven CT.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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