Identification of the Timbers of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific

Ken Ogata, Tomoyuki Fujii, Hisashi Abe and Pieter Baas
Price: 6,000 JPY (Hardback), 408 pages, 303x216 mm
Publication date: 15 March 2008
ISBN978-4-86099-244-6

Abstract
This book covered woods from about 180 timber groups belonging to about 60 families. Each article contained a brief explanation of the botanical and geographical background of the trees and the use of the timbers, description of wood anatomical characteristics and drawings. In 1985, these articles were compiled into the Japanese version of this book and published by the Wood Technological Association of Japan. In this English edition, many photographs were newly added, including macrophotographs and scanning electron microphotographs (SEM photos) taken by T. Fujii and optical microphotographs by H. Abe. Standardized views are given in macrophotographs, optical microphotographs and SEM photographs taken at fixed magnifications and some anatomical characteristics are also shown in detail.

Preface
Alangiaceae

Alangium: Alangium spp.

Anacardiaceae

(1) Terentang: Campnosperma spp.

(2) Dao: Dracontomelon spp.

(3) Machang: Mangifera spp.

(4) Renghas: Gluta spp. and Melanorrhoea spp.

(5) Spondias: Spondias spp.

Anisophylleaceae

Keruntum: Combretocarpus rotundatus (Miq.) Danser

Annonaceae

Mempisang: Annonaceae spp. (including Alphonsea, Cananga, Cyathocalyx, Mezzettia, Polyalthia and Xylopia)

Apocynaceae

(1) Pulai: Alstonia spp.

(2) Jelutong: Dyera spp.

(3) Cerbera: Cerbera floribunda K. Schumann

(4) Wrightia: Wrightia spp.

Avicenniaceae

Api-api: Avicennia spp.

Bombacaceae

(1) Kapok: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertner

(2) Durian: Durio spp.

(3) Other genera of Bombacaceae (Ochroma pyramidale (Cav. ex Lam.) Urban and Camptostemon spp.)

Boraginaceae

Island Cordia: Cordia subcordata Lamk

Burseraceae

(1) Canarium: Canarium spp.

(2) Other genera of Burseraceae (especially Dacryodes, Garuga, Santiria and Triomma)

Casuarinaceae

Casuarina: Casuarina spp.

Celastraceae

Perupok: Lophopetalum spp.

Chrysobalanaceae

Parinari: Parinari spp.

Combretaceae

(1) Lumnitzera: Lumnitzera spp.

(2) Terminalia: Terminalia spp.

Crypteroniaceae

Jongkong: Dactylocladus stenostachys Oliv.

Ctenolophonaceae

Ctenolophon: Ctenolophon spp.

Cunoniaceae

Schizomeria: Schizomeria spp.

Datiscaceae

Binuang: Octomeles sumatrana Miq.

Dilleniaceae

Simpor: Dillenia spp.

Dipterocarpaceae

A. Dipterocarpoideae

(1) Mersawa: Anisoptera spp.

(2) Resak: Cotylelobium spp., Vatica spp. and Upuna borneensis Sym.

(2-1) Cotylelobium spp.

(2-2) Vatica spp.

(2-3) Upuna borneensis Sym.

(3) Keruing: Dipterocarpus spp.

(4) Kapur: Dryobalanops spp.

(5) Hopea: Hopea spp.

(6) Chengal: Neobalanocarpus heimii (King) Ashton

(7) White Seraya: Parashorea malaanonan (Blanco) Merr.

(8) White Lauan: Pentacme contorta (Vidal) Merr. & Rolfe

(9) White Meranti: Shorea (Sect. Anthoshorea) spp.

(10) Yellow Meranti: Shorea (Sect. Richetioides) spp.

(11) Red Meranti: Shorea (Sect. Rubroshorea) spp.

(12) Selangan Batu: Shorea (Sect. Shorea) spp.

(13) Vateria: Vateria spp.

B. Monotoideae

Marquesia and Monotes: Marquesia spp. and Monotes spp.

C. Pakaraimoideae

Ebenaceae

Kayu Malam: Diospyros spp.

Elaeocarpaceae

(1) Elaeocarpus: Elaeocarpus spp.

(2) Sloanea: Sloanea spp.

Euphorbiaceae

(1) Aleurites: Aleurites spp.

(2) Bischofia: Bischofia javanica Blume

(3) Sesendok: Endospermum spp.

(4) Para Rubber Tree: Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.L. Juss.) Muell.-Arg.

(5) Macaranga: Macaranga spp.

(6) Pimelodendron: Pimelodendron amboinicum Hassk.

(7) Sapium: Sapium spp.

Fagaceae

(1) Berangan: Castanopsis spp.

(2) Mempening: Lithocarpus spp. and Quercus spp.

Flacourtiaceae

(1) Malas: Homalium foetidum (Roxb.) Benth.

(2) Hydnocarpus: Hydnocarpus spp.

(3) Pangi: Pangium edule Reinw.

Gonystylaceae

Ramin: Gonystylus spp.

Guttiferae (Clusiaceae)

(1) Bintangor: Calophyllum spp.

(2) Geronggang: Cratoxylum arborescens (Vahl) Blume

(3) Geronggang Batu: Cratoxylum spp. (other species except C. arborescens and C. glaucum)

(4) Kandis: Garcinia spp.

(5) Kayea: Kayea spp.

(6) Ceylon Ironwood: Mesua ferrea L.

Hamamelidaceae (Altingiaceae)

Rasamala: Altingia excelsa Noronha

Hernandiaceae

Hernandia: Hernandia spp.

Icacinaceae (Stemonuraceae)

Cantleya: Cantleya corniculata (Becc.) Howard

Irvingiaceae

Pau Kijang: Irvingia malayana Oliv. ex A.W. Bennett

Lauraceae

(1) Belian: Eusideroxylon zwageri Teijsm. & Binnend.

(2) Medang: Lauraceae spp. (including Actinodaphne, Alseodapne, Beilschmiedia, Litsea, Phoebe, etc.)

Lecythidaceae

(1) Barringtonia: Barringtonia spp.

(2) Toog: Petersianthus quadrialatus (Merr.) Merr.

(3) Planchonia: Planchonia spp.

Leguminosae

The general microscopic characteristics of Leguminosae in Southeast Asia

A. Mimosoideae

(1) Acacia mangium: Acacia mangium Willd.

(2) Albizia: Albizia spp.

(3) Ipil-ipil: Leucaena leucocephala de Wit

(4) Batai: Paraserianthes falcataria (L.) Nielsen (Syn. Albizia falcataria (L.) Fosberg)

(5) Petai: Parkia spp.

(6) Rain Tree: Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr. (Syn. Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth.)

(7) Pyinkado: Xylia spp.

(8) Other important genera of the Mimosoideae

B. Caesalpinioideae

(1) Bombay Black Wood: Cassia siamea Lamk

(2) Cynometra: Cynometra spp.

(3) Keranji: Dialium spp.

(4) Merbau: Intsia spp.

(5) Kalapia: Kalappia celebica Kosterm.

(6) Menggeris: Koompassia excelsa (Becc.) Taubert

(7) Maniltoa: Maniltoa spp.

(8) Sepetir Paya: Pseudosindora palustris Sym.

(9) Sepetir: Sindora spp.

(10) Other important genera of Caesalpinioideae

C. Papilionoideae

(1) Rosewood: Dalbergia spp.

(2) Pericopsis: Pericopsis mooniana Thw.

(3) Angsana: Pterocarpus indicus Willd.

(4) Other important genera of Papilionoideae

Loganiaceae

Tembusu: Fagraea spp.

Lythraceae

Lagerstroemia: Lagerstroemia spp.

Magnoliaceae

(1) Elmerrillia: Elmerrillia spp.

(2) Champaka: Michelia spp.

Meliaceae

(1) Aglaia: Aglaia spp.

(2) Azadirachta: Azadirachta spp.

(3) Dysoxylum: Dysoxylum spp.

(4) Sandoricum: Sandoricum spp.

(5) Xylocarpus: Xylocarpus granatum Koenig

(6) Other genera of Meliaceae (Chisocheton, Swietenia, Cedrela and Carapa)

Moraceae

(1) Antiaris: Antiaris toxicaria Lesch.

(2) Artocarpus: Artocarpus spp.

(3) Ficus: Ficus spp.

(4) Parartocarpus: Parartocarpus spp.

Myristicaceae

Penarahan: Myristicaceae spp. (including Gymnacranthera, Horsfieldia, Knema and Myristica)

Myrtaceae

General microscopic characteristics of Myrtaceae and comments on Table 11 and Fig. 238 & 239.

(1) Kamerere: Eucalyptus deglupta Blume

(2) Kayu Puteh: Melaleuca leucadendron (L.) L.

(3) Ubah: Syzygium spp.

(4) Tristania: Tristania spp.

Nothofagaceae

New Guinea Beech: Nothofagus spp.

Olacaceae

Kulim: Scorodocarpus borneensis (Baillon) Becc.

Polygalaceae

Xanthophyllum: Xanthophyllum spp.

Rhamnaceae

Ziziphus: Ziziphus spp.

Rhizophoraceae

(1) Carallia: Carallia brachiata (Lour.) Merr.

(2) Rhizophoraceae-Rhizophoreae

(2-1) Bruguiera spp

(2-2) Ceriops spp.

(2-3) Kandelia candel (L.) Druce

(2-4) Rhizophora spp.

Rubiaceae

(1) Kelampayan: Anthocephalus chinensis (Lamk) A. Rich. ex Walp.

(2) Siamese Boxwood: Gardenia spp.

(3) Haldu: Haldina cordifolia (Roxb.) Ridsd.

(4) Mastixiodendron: Mastixiodendron spp.

(5) Nauclea and Neonauclea: Nauclea spp. and Neonauclea spp.

Rutaceae

(1) Euodia: Euodia spp.

(2) Flindersia: Flindersia spp.

Santalaceae

Sandalwood: Santalum album L.

Sapindaceae

(1) Ganophyllum: Ganophyllum falcatum Blume

(2) Taun: Pometia pinnata J.R. Forster & J.G. Forster

(3) Tristiropsis: Tristiropsis spp.

Sapotaceae

(1) Chrysophyllum: Chrysophyllum spp.

(2) Nyatoh: Palaquium spp. (including also some species of Ganua, Madhuca, Payena, Planchonella and Pouteria)

Simaroubaceae

White Siris: Ailanthus integrifolia Lamk

Sonneratiaceae

(1) Duabanga: Duabanga moluccana Blume

(2) Perepat: Sonneratia alba J.E. Smith

Sterculiaceae

(1) Kleinhovia: Kleinhovia hospita L.

(2) Amberoi: Pterocymbium beccarii K. Schum.

(3) Bayur: Pterospermum spp.

(4) Pterygota: Pterygota spp.

(5) Kembang Semangkok: Scaphium macropodum (Miq.) Beumée ex K. Heyne

(6) Sterculia: Sterculia spp.

(7) Mengkulang: Tarrietia spp.

Tetrameristaceae

Punah: Tetramerista glabra Miq.

Theaceae

Schima: Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth.

Thymelaeaceae

Karas: Aquilaria malaccensis Lamk

Tiliaceae

(1) Microcos: Microcos spp.

(2) Takalis: Pentace spp.

Ulmaceae

Celtis: Celtis spp.

Verbenaceae

(1) Gmelina: Gmelina arborea Roxb.

(2) Sungkai: Peronema canescens Jack

(3) Teak: Tectona grandis L. f.

(4) Teijsmanniodendron: Teijsmanniodendron spp.

(5) Vitex: Vitex spp.

Conifers

Araucariaceae

Pinaceae

Podocarpaceae

Ray Classification
Summary Table

Techniques for Hand-sectioning
Literature Cited
Index

Characteristic Features
(1) Vessel Arrangement
(2) Vessel-ray Pits
(3) Vessel Perforations and Fibres
(4) Intervessel Pits
(5) Rays
(6) Axial Parenchyma
(7) Canals, Tubes and Latex Traces
(8) Crystals
(9) Silica Grains