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SimpohSimpoh
Simpoh (Dillenia spp.)

Family: Dilleniaceae

Common names: Dillenia, Katmon, Masurina, Poplea, San, San na, Simpoh, Simpur, Thabyu

Distributed in: Australia, China, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Indo-Malaysia (Philippines, Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, Cambodia, India). Generally found in the lowland and hill dipterocarp forests, swamp forests and schima-bamboo secondary forests.

Common uses: Balusters, Bedroom suites, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Crossties, Decorative plywood, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Moldings, Office furniture, Pile-driver cushions, Piling, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture, Stairworks, Stools, Stringers, Structural plywood, Tables

Product sources: Various species in the Dillenia genus from the Philippines are so similar to one another that they are often mixed and marketed together without any distinction. The most common ones are Katmon-bayani (D. megalantha), Malakatmon (D. luzoniensis), Katmon (D. philippinensis), and Katmon-kalabau (D. reifferscheidia).

Environment profile: Status unknown due to inadequate information

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

Colors: the heart isPurplish, Reddish brownand the sapwoodNot clearly differentiated from the heartwood, Paler than heartwood.The grain isTwisted, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterLow

Natural durability: Sapwood susceptible to attack by powder post beetles, Very little natural resistance

Odor: No specific smell or taste

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

Drying Defects: Quartersawn material less prone to degrade, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Specific information on drying difficulty is not available

Boring: Easy

Cutting Resistance: Sawn timber may spring immediately after sawing

Nailing: Nails hold poorly

Planing: Planing yields smooth surfaces

Resistance to Impregnation: Heartwood is somewhat permeable The heartwood response to preservative treatment is fair. Absorptions of 6 to 10 pcf of preservative oil have been reported

Response to hand tools: Easy to Work

Turning: Good results


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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,55
Density 705 kg/m3
Bending Strength 474 1009 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 263 446 kg/cm2
Hardness 555 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 84 117 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
Bending Strength 6747 14355 psi
Density 44 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1225 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 3742 6350 psi
Stiffness 1201 1676 1000 psi
Specific Gravity 0.55
Weight 43 35. lbs/ft3


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