Gmelina / Melina
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Gmelina / Melina

Scientific Name Gmelina arborea wood is a creamy-white hardwood with a pale straw yellow color that’s sometimes tinted with pink. It’s also known as white teak.

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  • Density: 400–560 kg/cubic m
  • Grain: Interlocked and wavy
  • Texture: Moderately coarse and lustrous
  • Odor and taste: No distinctive odor or taste
  • Dimensional stability: Good
  • Natural durability: About 15 years
  • Uses
  • Construction: Light construction, structural work, mine props, vehicle bodies, and ships
  • Furniture: Furniture components and decorative veneers
  • Plywood: Plywood core stock and utility plywood
  • Paper: Pulp and paper products
  • Matches and pencils: Matches and pencils
  • Carvings: Carvings and musical instruments
  • Packaging: Packaging
  • Other uses
  • Gmelina arborea is a multipurpose tree that’s economically important in agroforestry systems.
  • The roots have astringent properties and are used in traditional Indian medicine.
  • The wood is easy to saw and rotary peel.
  • Origin
  • Native to Asia, Gmelina arborea is widely planted in the lowland tropics, especially in Africa.

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