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SimpohSimpoh
Simpoh (Dillenia pentagyna)

Family: Dilleniaceae

Common names: Aggai, Dillenia, Katmon, San, Simpoh, Simpur, Zinbyun

Distributed in: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Can be found in tropical semi-evergreen forests in India, as well as in moist deciduous forests in Wynad, Mysore and Karnataka plateaux. These forests, which are in primary nature, are found in the rainfall zone of 1500 to 1800mm, as a transition between wet evergreen and dry deciduous forests. May also be present in other parts of the Indo-Malayan region.

Common uses: Beams, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Concrete formwork, Construction, Decorative plywood, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Joists, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Office furniture, Paneling , Parquet flooring, Planks, Plywood, Porch columns

Environment profile: Status unknown due to inadequate information

Tree size: Bole length is 0-10 m Stilt roots often present

Colors: the heart isPurplish, Reddish brownand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isTwisted, the textureUniformand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Very durable, Very little natural resistance

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: T3 - C2 (4/4) US/T3 - C2 (4/4) U

Drying Defects: Material may warp and end-check during seasoning, Quartersawn material less prone to degrade

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Blunting Effect: High to severe

Boring: Poor to very poor results

Carving: Very Good to Excellent Results

Cutting Resistance: Sawn timber may spring immediately after sawing

Gluing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Nailing: Nails hold poorly

Planing: Planing yields smooth surfaces

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,49 0,55
Density 560 kg/m3
Bending Strength 579 787 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 279 504 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength 55 71 cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 74 93 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 817 592 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 8245 11197 psi
Crushing Strength 3972 7173 psi
Density 35 lbs/ft3
Impact Strength 22 28 inches
Stiffness 1055 1331 1000 psi
Specific Gravity 0.49 0.55
Weight 51 37 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 11 %


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