Pyinkado

Botanical Name : Xylia dolabriformis Benth.

Family : Mimosaceae

Vernacular Name :

• Pyinkado (Myanmar)
• Irul (India)
• Sokram (Cambodia)
• Cam Xe (Vietnam)
• Deng (Thailand)
• Myanma Ironwood Pyinkado (Standard)

Uses : Suitable for heavy, structural work especially as piles, bridge girders. harbor work, and wharf decking. It is a excellent timber both for ground and water contacted surfaces. Good to be used as posts, beams, scantlings and framing of high grade houses and public buildings. One of the best railway sleepers. It makes an attractive and decorative floor for public buildings and is highly resistant to abrasion. Other uses are railway wagon construction, telegraph posts, cart wheels, tool handles, boat buildings and pit props. Pyinkado is one of the most useful timbers where strength, durability, beauty, and resistance to wear and tear are required. Large sized timbers are available.

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