Demarcated, freyish white, narrow
HEARTWOOD
Colour: Salmon-pink to dark-pink, darkening on exposure
Grain: Slightly interlocked to frequently interlocked
Texture: Fine to medium
Silver figure: Fine (barely visible)
TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
Green weight (kg/m3) = 550 – 650
Specific gravity at 12% M.C. (kg/m3) MV12 = (light) 440
Volumetric swelling for 1% MC variation V% = (small) 0.33
Total tangential swelling T% = 7.5
Total radial swelling R% = 4.8
Crushing strength (N/mm2) C12 = 36
Static bending strength (N/mm2) F12 = 87
Modulus of elasticity (N/mm2) E12 = 7800