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WOOD PHYSICAL FEATURES - Coggle Diagram
WOOD PHYSICAL FEATURES
Gross Physical
Features
Texture
size & proportion
woody elements
Description
very fine
only thru hand lens
Kamagong
Diospyros blancoi
fine
barely visible
thru naked eyes
Amugis
Koordersiodendron pinnatum
moderately coarse
readily visible
naked eyes
Ipil
Instia bijuga
coarse
distinct pores
Red Lauan
Shorea negrosensis
Color
presence of extractives
wood cells
wood species
Bright yellow / Orange
Bangkal
Nauclea orientalis
Kalamansanai
Terminalia calamansanai
Light Wine Red
to Blood Red
Tindalo
Afzelia rhomboidea
Narra
Pterocarpus indicus
Black or
W/ Black Stripes
Ebeneceae Family
Kamagong
Diospyros blancoi
Ebony
Diospyros spp
Bright Yellow = Fresh
Straw Colored = Dried
Ipil
Instia bijuga
Anubing
Artocarpus ovatus/lacucha/cumingiana
Luster
reflect light
lustrous
Tindalo
Afzelia rhomboidea
Almaciga
Agathis philippinensis
dull
Apitong
Dipterocarpus grandiflorus
Toog
Petersianthus quadrialatus
Hardness
resistance to indentation
knife
fingernail
longitudinal surface
Weight
dependent on
3 factors
amt. of wood substance
moisture content
amount of extractives
Myrtaceae
Mangkono
heaviest Phil. wood
Petersianthus quadrialatus
1.043 SG
Malabayabas
0.923 SG
Tristaniopsis decorticata
Light Woods
Kapok
0.222 SG
Ceiba pentandra
Hamindang
0.291 SG
Macaranga bicolor
Malakalumpang
0.270 SG
Sterculia ceramica
Odor
Dungon
leather
Heritiera sylvatica
Tindalo
fresh beans
Afzelia rhomboidea
Taste
Pagatpat
salty
Sonneratia alba
Batino
bitter
Alstonia macrophylla
Grain Direction
arrangement/orientation
wood elements
longitudinal axis
types
Straight-grained
Almaciga
Agathis philippinensis
Teak
Tectona grandis
Malabulak
Salmalia malabarica
Bombax ceiba
Cross-grained
Antipolo
Artocarpus ovatus
Anubing
Artocarpus ovatus/lacucha/cumingiana
most Dipterocarp species
Wavy-grained
Liusin
Maranthes corymbosa
Amugis
Koordersiodendron pinnatum
Bansalangin
Mimusops elengi/parviflora
Spiral-grained
Bagalunga
Melia azedarach
Kalantas
Toona calantas