Indo-Malayan region, extending into the Philippines, Indonesia, and New Guinea. Common throughout Burma. Wood reddish brown, grayish brown, or yellow brown, sapwood and heartwood not clearly differentiated. No data available on kiln schedules. Heartwood absorption of preserving oils, using an open tank system, is only fair.
Sapwood is reported to treat well.
282-3Logs are delivered to a sawmill in southern Nigeria. Export of logs fro this region, as well as from most other tropical areas, is being restricted. M 150 282-2Band mills in Ghana are designed to handle logs 5 feet and more in diameter.