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Kanda
Beilschmiedia spp.
- Promoted species
- Promoted species
Kanda covers several Beilschmiedia species traded together, ranging from pinkish to grey-brown in colour with a fine to medium texture. The wood is moderately dense and works well, and is promoted for joinery, furniture and light construction. Durability is limited, so exterior use calls for preservative treatment.
Classification
- Commercial category
- Promoted Species — Essence de Promotion
- Botanical family
- Lauraceae
- Density (air-dry)
- 600–780 kg/m³
- Durability class
- Class 3–4 (Moderately to Slightly Durable)
- Janka hardness
- 6,000 N
- Trade names
- Kanda, Kanda brun, Kanda rose
- Local names
- Kanda
- Regions harvested
- East, South, Centre
Commercial category is a market grouping used in the timber trade. It is not a regulatory or legal classification.
Properties
- Note
- Several species traded under one name
- Grain
- Straight to slightly interlocked
- Colour
- Pink to grey-brown
- Texture
- Fine to medium
Typical uses
- Interior joinery
- Furniture
- Light construction
- Flooring
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