Merbau wood products from Indonesia, is imported materials, its texture staggered, hard wear, the material is very stable, very durable heartwood contains fat, resistant to insect tide of love, color was yellowish brown or dark red, is a mahogany, is one of the most naturally durable wood for outdoor use, with "Rise of corrosion" reputation. Africa Merbau cross-section: significant difference between heartwood and sapwood. Heartwood yellowish brown to reddish brown, with dark concentric stripes. Sapwood pale yellow; width 2 ~ 5cm. Growth ring is not obvious. Bark: thickness 1.0 ~ 2.0cm, hard and brittle, easily block off. Skin taupe; a little rough, with obvious pits. Endothelial dark brown brown. Wood: strong luster. Texture staggered; structure; very heavy hard; strength; great. Saw the difficulties, easy blunt saw; sawdust can stimulate the nose and throat; sanding, car spin, plastic viscosity can be good. It is corrosion-resistant, anti-termite. Slow drying, easy to warping and cracking. Wood Uses: Suitable for heavy construction timber durability, bridges, ports and terminals, timber, sleepers, heavy flooring, vehicles, fishing boats, tool handles and so on. Identification points: Tree leather shallow pits. Endothelial dark brown brown; wood tables and leather sole with ripples. Material is very heavy and hard. Indonesian Merbau local name: Merbau (Indonesia, Malaysia, Sarawak --- code Mrbu, especially (palembanica), Kwila (Papua New Guinea - code KWI, Solomon Islands - code IN) Ipil (Sarawak - code IPIL, Especially I.bijuga), Idil (Philippines), Mirabow, merbau darat, Kjumelai (Indonesia), Salumpho (Thailand), Gonuo, Komu 2 morphology bark: thick 0.5 ~ 1.5cm, hard, a little hard to Su from . skin gray to gray-brown, thin, hard, easy small flake off and remains shallow pits; dense oval open stomata when endothelial fresh yellow-white, long into the orange;. bast fibers slightly developed; stone cells developed to layered granular, evenly distributed cross-section: a very clear distinction between heartwood and sapwood, heartwood dark brown, with dark text lines slightly yellowish white sapwood, 3 ~ 4cm thick growth ring slightly obvious. macroscopic structure: diffuse porous wood pores naked eye under clear, less, slightly larger; main single hole, a small diameter column or diagonally partiality pore complex (2 to 3); and color with black gum deposits axis. Under parenchyma obvious to the naked eye, developed, winged and round circles like a magnifying glass under the wood rays obvious, density, very narrow 3 uses micro deep glossy texture staggered;... the structure of crude; quality hardware; strength; Very Small . sawing, planing processing difficulties, gum easy plug serrated; glued, cars spin, good paint performance; nails must first punch;.. can corrode metal corrosion slow drying, but the stability of a good air-dry density 0.80g. / cm3. Suitable for indoor decoration, heavy construction, flooring, joinery, sleepers, bridges, docks, sculpture, the jewelry boxes, decorative veneer peeling alternatives, also mahogany furniture. sediments can be extracted from the color jacquard Dye 4 types 1, Merbau is a non-standard scientific name, depending on the origin into Indonesia Merbau, African Merbau, Malaysia Merbau.