INTRODUCTION

The Standard Malaysian Name for the timber of Calophyllum spp. (Guttiferae). Vernacular names applied include bintangor (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak) with various epithets, bakokol (Sarawak), entangor (Sarawak) and penaga laut (Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah). Major species include C. biflorum, C. calaba var. bracteatum, C. canum, C. coriaceum, C. depressinervosum, C. ferrugineum var. ferrugineum, C. inophyllum, C. macrocarpum, C. pulcherrimum, C. sclerophyllum, C. symingtonianum, C. tetrapterum, C. teysmannii var. inophylloide and C. wallichianum (var. wallichianum and var. incrassatum). The sapwood is yellow-brown with a pink tinge and is well defined from the heartwood, which is deep red, red-brown, pink-brown or orange-brown.

Also known as Calophyllum (Australia); Bintangor (Brunei); Kathing and Phaong (Cambodia); Damanu (Fiji); Poon (India); Bintangur (Indonesia); Mai song (Laos); Ponnyet, Poon, Tharapi and Thitpyauk (Myanmar); Tamanou (New Caledonia & New Hebrides); Calophyllum (Papua New Guinea); Bitanghol and Bitaog (Philippines); Fetau and Tamanu (Samoa Islands); Ba�ula, Dalo and Kaila (Soloman Islands); Bintangoer, Domba-gass, Gunikina, Gurukina and Walukina (Sri Lanka); Ka Than Han, Ka Than Lan, Krathing and Tang Hon (Thailand); and Cong trang (Vietnam).

DENSITY

The timber is a Light Hardwood with a density of 465-865 kg/m3 and an average density of 640 kg/m3 air dry.

TEXTURE

Texture is moderately coarse to coarse and uneven, with interlocked, spiral or wavy grain.

USES

The timber is suitable for light construction, flooring, decking, panelling, mouldings, joinery, cabinet making, furniture, railway sleepers, ornamental items, posts, beams, joists, rafters, decorative solid door, ship and boat building (masts, spars, oars and helms), diving boards, plywood, wooden pallets (expendable type), door and window frames (internal use only) and staircase (angle blocks, rough bracket and apron lining). In several regions, the wood is much sought after for masts, spars, bridge work and scaffolding.