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KADUM

Common Name(s): Ye-ma-u; Vellei kadambu; Vella cadamba; Selimpoh; Sanyepang; Sanko; Rudrak-shamba; Roghu; Phuya; Pedda-soko; Pandur; Nhyu; Mau-lettan-she (Myanmar); Maoo; Ma-ukadon; Ma-uguangdon; Ma-u; Ludai; Limpoh; Labula; Kurambo; Kola ayila; Kodum; Kodavara; Klampeyan; Kelempajan; Kelampayon; Kalempayan; Kadwal; Kadda vailu; Kadambo; Kadambe; Kadaga; Kaatoan bangkal; Heltega; Gao; Entipong; Embul-bakmi; Chakka; Cadamb; Bol-kadam; Bangkal; Attu-teak; Attu tek; Atta vanji; Arsanatega; Sempayan (Malaysia); Jabon (Indonesia); Kadam (Malaysia); Laran (Malaysia); Kaatoan-bangkal (Philippines); Ma-lettan-she (Myanmar)

Scientific Name: Anthocephalus chinensis

Distribution: Southeast Asia and Oceania

Janka Hardness: 370

Color/Appearance: yellowish sapwood, barely differentiated from the heartwood.

Grain/Texture: fine to medium texture; straight grain; low luster; no characteristic odor or taste.

Workability: Wood is easy to process manually or mechanically, cuts cleanly and is easy to nail, dries fast with little or no degrade.

Sustainability: This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Common Uses: Plywood, light construction, pulp and paper, furniture components, traditionally for canoes.