Kayu Sentang (Azadirachta Excelsa )

Wood Sentang has another name Azadirachta Excelsa is a type of harsh group. In addition to good quality wood, almost all parts of the plant that is, seeds, leaves (young and old), flowers, fruit, sap, roots, root skin and roots can be used for various purposes. In addition, plant growth is fast, so sentang is one of the options to be developed as plantation forest.

Plants belonging to the Meliaceae Family are light, well-edged, easy to work and resistant to insects. The wood is great for general construction, frames, windows, household appliances and carvings. Moreover it can be used for, ceiling, door, furniture, pulp, plywood, cigarette box, panell, and charcoal.
Heavy density and wood violence are moderate. Because the color of the porch wood is reddish brown and the darker the color when placed in the open, it is often equated with mahogany.

But the movement and the shrinkage of the wood is not as low as mahogany.
This plant grows well in the range of 200-300 m altitude. asl. To grow well requires fertile soil and rainfall above 1500 mm / year.
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