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| Botanical Name | : | Most species of Sapotaceae principally Palaquium spp. (Light species) |
| Family | : | Sapotaceae |
| General Characteristics | : | Heartwood is deep pink-red or red brown. Sapwood is moderately well defined. Texture is moderately fine to slightly coarse and even; Grain is straight to shallowly interlocked and sometimes wavy. |
| Air-dry density | : | 400 – 1075 kg/m3 |
| Drying and Shrinkage | : | Dries at an average rate with little or no degrade. Shrinkage: Radial 1.0 – 3.0%; Tangential 1.9 – 4.3%. |
| Strength Group | : | C |
| Durability | : | Moderately durable |
| Treatability | : | Very Difficult |
| Usage | : | Popularly used for furniture; also used for high class decorative interior finishing and cabinet-making, paneling, partitioning, moulding, strip and parquet flooring, boat deckings, veneer, plywood and pallets. |
