Endospermum Macrophyllum (Kauvula)

Scientific Name
Endospermum macrophyllum

Trade Name
Kauvula

Family Name
Euphorbiaceae

Common Names
Ekor belangkas, Gubas, Kauvula, Sendok sendok, Sesendok, Terbulan

Regions of Distribution
Oceania and S.E. Asia

Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP]
Fiji [Polynesia], Fiji

Common Uses
Agricultural implements, Balusters, Bedroom suites, Boxes and crates, Broom handles, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Coffins, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Food containers, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Matches, Millwork, Moldings, Musical instruments, Office furniture, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Plain veneer, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Tool handles, Toys, Turnery, Veneer

Environmental Profile

Distribution Overview
Fiji, in particular.

Heartwood Color

Sapwood Color

Grain

Texture

Luster

Natural Durability

Sawn timber is readily attacked by longhorn beetle.

Odor

Toxicity

Kiln Schedules

Drying Defects

Warping can be severe in stock containing tension wood

Ease of Drying

Kiln Drying Rate

Tree Identification

Tree Size

Heavy buttresses, occasionally reaching 60 inches (150 cm).

Certified Source

Comments
Abnormal Wood Tissue – Tension wood may be present in timber from leaning or crooked trees.

General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect

Boring

Carving

Cutting Resistance

Sawn surfaces of material containing tension wood may be woolly.

Gluing

Mortising

Moulding

Movement in Service

Nailing

Planing

Resistance to Impregnation

Resistance to Splitting

Response to Hand Tools

Routing & Recessing

Sanding

Screwing

Turning

Veneering Qualities

Steam Bending

Painting

Polishing

Staining

Varnishing

Strength Properties

Numerical Data

References
Alston, A.S.,1966,Natural Heartwood Durability,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No. 2

Alston, A.S.,1966,Powder Post Beetle Lyctus Species,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.6

Bolza, E., Kloot, N.H.,1972,The Mechanical Properties of 56 Fijian Timbers,Australia C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper,No.,62

Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.

Fiji Department of Forestry,1969,A Summary of the Properties of 34 Indigenous Timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.38

Fiji Department of Forestry,1972,Guide to the use of local timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.55

Fiji Forestry Department,1967,The Properties and Potential Uses of Buabua (Fagraea gracilipes) A Summary,of C.S.I.R.O. Investigations,Fiji Timbers and their Uses No. 14, Department of Forestry, Suva, Fiji

Fiji Forestry Department,1967,The Properties and Potential Uses of Kauvula (Endospermum macrophyllum) A,Summary of C.S.I.R.O. Investigations,Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.19, Department of Forestry, Suva, Fiji

Fiji Forestry Department,1969,Timbers for Flooring A Note on Current & Potential Species,Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.36, Department of Forestry, Suva, Fiji

Fiji Forestry Department,1981,The Properties and Uses of 43 Indigenous and Exotic Timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.71

Keating, W.G., Bolza, E.,1982,Characteristics properties and uses of timbers. South East Asia, Northern,Australia and the Pacific,C.S.I.R.O. Div. Chemical Technology,Inkata Press,1

Smitinand, T., Et al,1980,A Manual of Diplerocarpaceae of Mainland South-East Asia,Forest Department, Thailand