Malas
Malas makes up approximately 9% of the total log exports of Papua New Guinea. It is somewhat similar to the Mahogany range of timbers, having good working and finishing properties. The colour makes it easily distinguishable from other timber species and as a finished product it gives something different.
Malas is a high density timber and has value in uses such as heavy construction, wharf and bridge decking, flooring, boat building, truck bodies, scantling, turnery, sleepers, joinery, piles, posts, poles and tool handles.
Botanical Name:
Homalium foetidum (Roxb.) Benth.
Standard Trade Names:
Malas
Other Names:
Aranga (Philippines) malasata (Solomon Is.) petaling, padang, selimbar (Malaya) gia (Indonesia) Burma lancewood (U.K)
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Stocked:
Yes
Availability:
Available ex-stock in kiln dried sizes from 100 to 150mm wide and 25 and 50mm thicknesses.
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