Timber
Types of Timber in Sri Lanka
.スリランカにおける木材の種類
Prepared by Leslie Armstrong
Introduction
Sri Lanka is a verdant island with an abundance of natural vegetation. With so many trees vying for attention, choosing remarkable examples is a challenge The trees of the island have long been prized for their large pristine timbers, rich coloring, and various valuable structural qualities. There are more than 400 woody species found in home gardens and government forests. Some species are planted while the balance regenerates naturally.
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Index
Timber Classifications (slides 3-16) Most commonly used types of timber (slide 17) Brief description, pictures & uses of most commonlyused timber in Sri Lanka ( 19-26)
Timber Classifications Supper Luxury Class
Teak Ebony Nedun Calamander Tectona grandis Diospyros ebenum Pericopsis mooniana Diospyros quaesita
Timber Classifications Luxury Class
Satin Halmilla Milla Mahogany (narrow leaves) Mahogany (broad leaved) Jak Chloroxylon swietenia Berrya cordifolia Vitex pinnata Swietenia microphyla Swetenia Macrophylla Artocarpus heterophyllus
Timber Classifications Special Class Upper
Gammalu Hulanhik Pterocarpus marsapium Chukrasia velutina
Margosa
Suriyamara, Wewarana Kolon Velang Palu
Azadirachta indica
Albizia odoratissima Alseodaphane semecarpifolia Adina cardifolia Pterospermum canescens Manickara hexandra
Timber Classifications Special Class
Tamarind (Hard Wood), Kumbuk Tamarindus indica Terminalia arjuna
Eucalyptus microcorys
Timber Classifications Class 1
Tawwanna Uva Mandora Munamal Ubberiya Eucalyptus Pilularis Eucalyptus Pilularis, Aceasia Melanoxylon Palacuium rubiginosum Hopea cordifolia Mimusops elengi Carallia calycina Eucalyptus Pilularis Eucalyptus Pilularis, Aceasia Melanoxylon
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Timber Classifications Class 1
Hora Kirihambiliya Dipterocarpus zeylanicus Palaquium grande
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Urukanu or Uruhonda
Mandora
.スリランカにおける木材の種類
Prepared by Leslie Armstrong
Introduction
Sri Lanka is a verdant island with an abundance of natural vegetation. With so many trees vying for attention, choosing remarkable examples is a challenge The trees of the island have long been prized for their large pristine timbers, rich coloring, and various valuable structural qualities. There are more than 400 woody species found in home gardens and government forests. Some species are planted while the balance regenerates naturally.
Place a photo of a home you are selling here
Index
Timber Classifications (slides 3-16) Most commonly used types of timber (slide 17) Brief description, pictures & uses of most commonlyused timber in Sri Lanka ( 19-26)
Timber Classifications Supper Luxury Class
Teak Ebony Nedun Calamander Tectona grandis Diospyros ebenum Pericopsis mooniana Diospyros quaesita
Timber Classifications Luxury Class
Satin Halmilla Milla Mahogany (narrow leaves) Mahogany (broad leaved) Jak Chloroxylon swietenia Berrya cordifolia Vitex pinnata Swietenia microphyla Swetenia Macrophylla Artocarpus heterophyllus
Timber Classifications Special Class Upper
Gammalu Hulanhik Pterocarpus marsapium Chukrasia velutina
Margosa
Suriyamara, Wewarana Kolon Velang Palu
Azadirachta indica
Albizia odoratissima Alseodaphane semecarpifolia Adina cardifolia Pterospermum canescens Manickara hexandra
Timber Classifications Special Class
Tamarind (Hard Wood), Kumbuk Tamarindus indica Terminalia arjuna
Eucalyptus microcorys
Timber Classifications Class 1
Tawwanna Uva Mandora Munamal Ubberiya Eucalyptus Pilularis Eucalyptus Pilularis, Aceasia Melanoxylon Palacuium rubiginosum Hopea cordifolia Mimusops elengi Carallia calycina Eucalyptus Pilularis Eucalyptus Pilularis, Aceasia Melanoxylon
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Timber Classifications Class 1
Hora Kirihambiliya Dipterocarpus zeylanicus Palaquium grande
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Urukanu or Uruhonda
Mandora