
Bandarlathi (Cassia nodosa)
Family: Leguminosae
Common names: Bandarlathi, Busuk-busuk, Chohui, Gnoogyee, Gnuthein, Klorinu-khodong, Mai-lum-awn, Moroi, Ngok, Ngu, Nguthein, Sibusuk, Turukop bumi
Distributed in: Burma, China, Fiji [Polynesia], India, Indonesia, Malaysia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Flooring, Furniture, Heavy construction, Light construction
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellowand the sapwoodRed, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium
and the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Perishable, Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles
Drying Defects: Slight twist/warp, Splitting
Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Responds Readily
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Turning: Turns with moderate ease
Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 61 - 67 lbs
Alston, A.S.,1982,Timbers of Fiji: Properties and potential uses,Fiji Forestry Department, SuvaBurgess, P.F.,1966,Timbers of Sabah,Sabah Forest Record, no.6Ramesh, Rao K., Purkayastha, S.K.,1972,Indian Woods - Their Identification Properties and Uses,Dehra Dun India,Vol. 3
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