Chinese Literature Name: Printed Eggplant
Latin scientific name: India eggplant
Genus: Solanaceae
Distribution: Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands
Printed eggplant is a large tree with a height of about 45 m and a diameter of 1.7 M. It belongs to 9 species and distributes in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Imports from Indonesia and Malaysia are large, while Papua New Guinea is small.
Features
Bark: 0.5-1.5 cm thick, hard, slightly difficult to remove. The outer coat is grayish-white to grayish-brown, thin, hard and easy to peel off in small patches, leaving shallow pits; it is densely oval with open skin holes. The endothelium is yellow-white when it is fresh, orange when it is long; phloem fibers are slightly developed; stone cells are well developed, granular to layered and evenly distributed.
Cross-section: Heart sapwood is very distinct, heartwood dark reddish brown, slightly dark texture. The sapwood is pale yellow-white with a thickness of about 3-4 cm. The growth ring is slightly obvious.
Macroscopic structure: porous materials.
Pipe holes are obvious, few and slightly larger in the naked eye; they are mainly single-pipe holes, a few diameter or inclined compound pipe holes (2-3); with black gum and sulphur-colored sediments. Axial parenchyma is evident, well developed, wing-shaped and rim-shaped under naked eyes. Wood ray magnifier is obvious, medium density, very narrow.
Name
Local names: Merbau (Indonesia, Malaysia, Sarawak - Code Mrbu, specifically (palembanica), Kwila (Paxin - Code KWI, Solomon Islands - Code IN) Ipil (Sarawak - Code IPIL, specifically I. bijuga), Idil (Philippines), Mirabow, merbau darat, Kjumelai (Indonesia), Salumpho (Thailand), Gonuo, Komu.
purpose
It has a slight gloss. Deep interlacing texture; Coarse structure; Hard quality; High strength; Small shrinkage. Sawing and planing are difficult, gum is easy to plug and sawtooth; bonding, turning, paint performance is good; nails need to be drilled first; can corrode metal. Corrosion resistance. The drying is slow, but the stability is good. The air-dry density is 0.80g/cm3.
Suitable for interior decoration, heavy structure, floor, joinery, sleepers, bridges, wharfs, sculptures, decorative boxes, rotary cutting decorative veneers, but also a substitute for mahogany furniture. Textile dyes can be extracted from sulphur-colored sediments.
type
1. Pineapple grille is only a non-standard scientific name. According to different origins, it can be divided into Indonesian pineapple grille, African pineapple grille, Malaysian pineapple grille and South American pineapple grille.