Bodudu (Callicarpa arborea)
Family: Verbenaceae
Common names: Bodudu, Bogodi, Bomud, Bormala, Borodo, Boropatri, Bundun, Daungsatpya, Dera, Dhaia, Doika, Dum kotokoi, Gamhari, Ghiwala, Goehlo, Gogdi, Jandakhai, Khoja, Kodo, Kozo, Kyunalin, Lakhyik, Makanchi, Sakrela, Sanu gambari, Shiwali, Sigye, Sung-a, Turmong
Distributed in: Burma, India, Malaysia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Fuelwood
Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m
Colors: the heart isPurple, Whiteand the sapwoodBrown, White.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Resistant to wood staining fungal attack, Susceptible to insect attack
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly
Drying Defects: Checking
Ease of Drying: Rapidly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is misshapen
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as poor
Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Fair to Good , Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Screwing: Fair to Good Results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
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Desch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15Ng, F.S.P.,1978,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 3,Forest Department Ministry of Primary Industries MalaysiaPearson, R.S., Brown, H.P.,1932,Commercial Timbers of India,Govt. Printer Calcutta,2 vols
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