ROGEL, Jan Mehzen N.

BS Forestry II

6. Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze- Ipil

Physical Features: a semi-deciduous tree to 35m or more in height. The trunk is slightly
buttressed. Bark is pale, mottled and shed in coarse flakes but is otherwise smooth. Leaves are
compound with four (sometimes two) ovate, oblique, opposite leaflets around 15cm long. Has
an orangish-brown color when freshly cut, which ages to a darker reddish-brown. Color between
boards can be highly variable. There are also small yellow mineral deposits found throughout
the wood, making it easier to separate from other lookalikes. (These yellow deposits are water-
soluble and can cause staining.) Grain is straight to interlocked. Texture is coarse, with a
moderate natural luster.
Structural features
Pores:
● Topography is: Diffuse-porous; large to very large pores, very few; solitary and radial
multiples; mineral deposits occasionally present, including conspicuous yellow deposits;
narrow rays, normal spacing; parenchyma banded (marginal).
● Parenchyma: vasicentric, aliform (winged or lozenge), and confluent.
Distinctive features: Ifit has stalked pinnate compound leaves, typically with 2 pairs of thin
leathery leaflets opposite arrange.
Uses: For high grade construction, furniture and cabinet making, and any other purpose
for which a very durable and strong wood is required. Often used for door and window
jambs and frames. Flooring, furniture, musical instruments, turned objects, and other specialty
wood items. The bark is used to treat urinary conditions. Also, it is used to make dyes and
tannins, while seed oil produces an insect repellent.

Additional notes on parenchyma

Parenchyma: Vasicentric, aliform, aliform confluent and boundary. Tylosis/Tyloses:
(singular, tylosis) appear as bubble-like structures that grow into open pores, and in some
cases, completely stop-up the pores
Pore sizes: Pores are moderately numerous and moderately large. Pore types are
solitary and radial multiples of 2-3.
Topography: Diffuse-porous; large to very large pores, very few; solitary and radial multiples;
mineral deposits occasionally present, including conspicuous yellow deposits; narrow rays,
normal spacing; parenchyma banded (marginal).

7. Albizia acle (Blanco) Merr.- Akle

Physical Features: is a medium-sized tree reaching a height of 25-30 meters and a diameter of
70 to 120 centimeters. It is a deciduous tree (shedding its leaves during the dry season) and
intolerant to shade. The leaves are pinnately compound and opposite. The flowers are greenish
white and borne on small, rounded heads. The trunk has no buttress but has swollen roots. The
crown is broadly spreading and open. The bark is dark brown, brittle, and creamy white when
freshly cut. It turns to vermillion or reddish yellow after exposure.
Structural features
Pores:
● Topography is: Topography is diffuse.
● Parenchyma: diffuse in aggregates, aliform and aliform confluent.
Distinctive features : Presence of deposits and blackish wood rays especially when the wood
is dark colored. Dark brown, brittle, and creamy white when freshly cut. It turns to vermillion or
reddish yellow after exposure.
Uses: the wood is used for ship building and general construction, cabinet work and furniture,
telegraph poles; tool handles ties and pilings. The wood is one of the best materials for cabinet-
making because of its color, good grain quality, and durability. It is also used for gunstocks,
carvings, sculpture, and musical instruments, as well as for interior finish, panels, and high-
grade furniture. The tree is also a substitute for black walnut. It is also used for house
construction, naval construction, railroad ties, high-quality furniture, sills, general construction,
charcoal, and interior trim of automobiles and other vehicles.

Additional notes on parenchyma

Parenchyma: Diffuse, diffuse in aggregates, aliform and aliform confluent.
Tylosis/Tyloses: Tyloses are present and pore types are solitary and radial multiples.
Pore sizes: Pores are moderately numerous and large.
8. Wallaceodendron celebicum Koord - Banuyo

Physical Features: Light golden brown wood usually cross grained with moderately fine
texture. Wood is also hard, heavy and lustrous.
Structural features
Pores
● Topography is: Topography is diffuse and moderately numerous and moderately small.
● Parenchyma: Diffuse, vasicentric, aliform and aliform confluent.
Distinctive features : Echelon arrangement of pores and aliform and vasicentric
parenchyma.
Uses: For high grade interior work, cabinet making, gunstocks, pattern making, carving
and sculpture. The highly figured logs make excellent veneer stock.

Additional notes on parenchyma

Parenchyma:
Tylosis/Tyloses: tylosis is present.
Pore sizes: Pore types are solitary, radial multiple of 2-3 and arranged in echelon
(diagonal) manner.
Topography : Topography is diffuse and moderately numerous and moderately small.

9. Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit – Ipil-ipil

Physical Features: is a small, variably shrubby and highly branched (ssp. leucocephala) to
medium-sized tree with a short, clear bole to 5 m, upright angular branching and a narrow open
crown (ssp. glabrata), 3-15 (max. 20) m tall, bole diameter 10-50 cm. Bark on young branches
smooth, gray-brown, slash salmon pink, darker gray-brown and rougher with shallow, rusty
orange-brown vertical fissures and deep red inner bark on older branches and bole. This
evergreen plant is deep rooted. It often has a combination of flowers, immature and mature
pods all present on the tree at the same time.
Structural features
Pores:
● Topography is: diffuse-porous wood, with no clear earlywood-latewood pore
arrangement, and no significant difference in pore size.
● Parenchyma: Vasicentric, aliform, and aliform confluent.
Distinctive features: smooth, gray-brown, slash salmon pink, darker gray-brown and rougher
with shallow, rusty orange-brown vertical fissures and deep red inner bark on older branches
and bole. discontinuous bright wood rays
Uses: For pulp and paper making, firewood, charcoal, fence posts and for house
construction.

Additional notes on parenchyma

Parenchyma: Vasicentric, aliform, and aliform confluent.
Tylosis/Tyloses: the tylosis is present.
Pore sizes: Pores are moderately numerous, small and tyloses are present. Pore
arrangement is solitary, radial multiples of 2- 4 and in echelon.

REFERENCES:

Marler, T. and J.H. Lawrence. 1994. Ifit: Intsia bijuga, the Territorial Tree of Guam. College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Guam. 2 p.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/ac775e/ AC775E04

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