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Balobalarao
Balobalarao (Ceriops tagal)

Family: Rhizophoraceae

Common names: Balobalarao, Dungon, Magtongod, Mkandaa, Rungon, Sagasak, Spurred mangrove, Tagasa, Tangal, Tangal-lalake, Tengah, Tongod, Tongog, Tunggi, Tungog

Distributed in: Australia, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Philippines, Tanzania, Vanuatu (Africa, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Boat building (general), Charcoal, Chemical derivatives, Decks, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Fuelwood, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Joinery, Ladders, Marine construction, Millwork, Mine timbers, Piling, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Vats, Vehicle parts

Tree size: Tree height is 0-10 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow .The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Moderately resistant to marine borer attack, Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is fluted

Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with dry wood is difficult

Nailing: Difficult to nail

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Heartwood is extremely resistant

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine


Polishing: Satisfactory;

  • Numerical data Metric
  • Numerical data English
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 817 kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 51 lbs/ft3
Weight 50 49 lbs/ft3

Density (dry weight) = 67-75 lbs/cu.ft
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft

Battiscombe, E.,1926,A Descriptive Catalogue of some of the Common Trees and Woody Plants of,Kenya Colony,Crown Agents for the Colonies LondonBrenan, J.P.M., Greenway, P.J.,1949,Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire,Imperial Forestry Institute, Oxford No.5 Tanganyika Territories Part 2Grant, D.K.S.,1934,Some Local Timbers,Tanzania Forest DepartmentKeating, 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,1Ng, F.S.P. (Ed,1989,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 4,Forest Research Institute Malaysia Ministry of Primary IndustriesReyes, L.J.,1938,Philippine Woods,Commonwealth of the Philippines Department of Agriculture and Commerce,Technical Bulletin,No.7
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