Wood specie: Palapi

Botanical name:

Heritiera simplicifolia.

Growth area:

South East Asia

Quality:

According to the Malaysian Grading Rules:

Colour of heartwood:

Heartwood is pink brown to red brown.

Colour of sapwood:

Light red brown to yellowish red and difficult to discern from the heartwood.

Mass density:

690 kg/m3 15% m/m average.

Grain:

Some slope of grain is usually apparent and the wood is reasonably cross-grained.

Fissure:

Surface has a tendency to light/medium fissure. This is why the drying process must be carried out with due care.

Warping:

Provided the wood was dried properly, it does not have much tendency to warp.