Disti (Ixora arborea)
Family: Rubiaceae
Common names: Disti, Gandhal rangan, Gedda chida, Gori, Goripi, Gorivi, Gurupu, Hennu, Hota, Kachipadel, Karankutti, Karipal, Kataganthal, Kauria, Kilakerwa, Kita kerva, Konthra, Korgi, Kori, Koringi, Korivi, Kota gandhal, Kura, Kurat, Kuruperi, Loha jangia nevari, Lokhandi, Maha ratambala, Merom-met, Nesomme, Nevari, Painkuram, Pete, Pire, Rai-kuda, Shulundu kora, Sulundi, Tadda padu, Tellukurvan, The torch tree, Tutu
Distributed in: Burma, India, Sri Lanka (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Fuelwood, Furniture, Heavy construction, Light construction, Turnery, Walking sticks
Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m
Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Resistant to termites, Susceptible to insect attack
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly
Drying Defects: Checking, Splitting
Ease of Drying: Variable
Blunting Effect: High to severe
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Easy to Work
Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
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Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Bourdillon, T.F.,1908,The Forest Trees of Travancore,Travancore Government PressGamble, J.S.,1902,A Manual of Indian Timbers,Sampson Low, Marston & Co. LondonPurkayastha, S.K.,1982,Indian woods: Their identifications, properties and uses, Vol. IV,Myrlacene to Symploceae,Controller of Publications, New Delhi
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