Resistance to Decay of Fijian Timber — Osborne 
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TABLE 2 
Properties and Decay Resistance of Species Tested* 
TIMBER SPECIES 
NO. 
OF 
TREES 
WOOD PROPERTIES 
PERCENTAGE WEIGHT LOSS** 
CAUSED BY TEST FUNGUS 
Basic 
Density 
(lb/cu ft) 
Water 
Uptake 
(%) 
Fomes 
lividus 
Pycnoporus 
coccineus 
Lenzites 
trabea 
Coniophora 
olivacea 
Palaquium 
4 
54.5 
22.4 
0.5 
0.2 
— 0.1 
0.1 
hornet 
51.0-57.0 
21.4-23.7 
0. 2-0.9 
—0. 1-0.8 
—0. 2-0.0 
-0.1-0. 2 
Eucalyptus 
5 
54.0 
19.2 
0.6 
1.2 
0.2 
0.5 
microcorys f 
52.2-56.3 
18.5-20.1 
0. 3-0.9 
0. 5-2.0 
0.0-0. 6 
— 3- 2-3.8 
Intsia bijuga 
4 
46.0 
28.3 
2.4 
0.2 
0.0 
0.2 
43.0-50.8 
23.6-31.4 
0.0-8. 1 
0. 0-0.4 
0.0-0. 2 
0.0-0. 4 
Fagraea 
2 
50.8 
17.5 
0.9 
1.2 
1.6 
1.8 
gracilipes 
49-1-51.9 
17.3-17.8 
0.7-1. 2 
0.7-1. 7 
1. 1-2.2 
0. 3-4.0 
Tectona grandis' 
5 
35.7 
24.9 
2.6 
2.0 
1.2 
0.3 
31.0-38.6 
19.6-31.3 
0. 2-6.1 
0.4-5. 3 
0.4-3. 0 
0.0-1. 0 
Syzygium spp. 
15 
47.7 
22.5 
6.3 
3.1 
0.6 
5.7 
39.4-55.1 
18.8-34.1 
0.2-24.3 
-0.1-21.9 
— 0.3-8.7 
— 0.2-29.2 
Eucalyptus 
5 
38.3 
38.1 
9.2 
1.5 
0.1 
14.9 
obliqued 
35.3-43.6 
30.7-43.3 
2.1-18.2 
0.4-2. 6 
—0. 5-0.7 
0.4-23.6 
Dacrydium elaium 
3 
34.5 
46.9 
6.2 
10.1 
1.8 
8.3 
31.2-38.2 
35.8-84.7 
0.6-16.0 
3.3-20.1 
-0.5-8. 2 
-0.3-22.6 
Podocarpus 
4 
32.5 
43.1 
4.4 
1.0 
7.8 
16.6 
neriifolius 
29-3-35.9 
30.5-53.8 
1.3-8. 3 
-0.2-4. 5 
0.0-13-9 
4.3-22.5 
Gave ini a 
5 
41.9 
39.2 
13.2 
8.8 
1.9 
6.9 
myrtifolia 
37.3-46.2 
35.8-46.6 
2.1-29-9 
0.9-27.5 
0.4-6. 3 
0.4-39.6 
Heritiera 
5 
43.1 
32.8 
13.9 
9.0 
2.3 
6.3 
ornithocephala 
33.2-50.4 
23.0-51.0 
4.2-28.9 
2.3-27.0 
0.4-6. 8 
0.0-17.5 
Swietenia 
5 
27.8 
38.5 
19.5 
5.4 
2.6 
5.1 
macrophylla 
24.3-29.6 
33.5-43.0 
13.8-25.6 
-0.2-12.7 
—0.2-10.6 
— 0.2-13.0 
Palaquium 
5 
25.9 
56.3 
15.7 
10.0 
2.7 
6.3 
fidjiense 
20.9-29-4 
46.1-67.0 
2.8-28.1 
0.6-24.3 
-0.3-14.5 
-0.3-28.4 
Serianthes 
5 
26.8 
46.3 
26.0 
9.1 
6.3 
14.1 
myriadenia 
22.3-30.2 
39.8-54.9 
10.0-50.1 
1.2-19.4 
0.6-21.6 
1.0-35.2 
Pseudotsuga 
5 
26.0 
41.5 
10.6 
4.4 
19.0 
32.2 
menziesid 
23.0-28.0 
35.0-48.5 
6.4-16.5 
1.4-12.4 
14.3-25.5 
27.0-37.0 
Calophyllum spp. 
5 
31.9 
46.2 
22.6 
14.2 
8.7 
21.4 
23.5-38.6 
33.8-65.2 
9-6-35.2 
2.0-27.3 
0.5-25.9 
-0.7-41.0 
Casuarina 
4 
52.9 
31.8 
19.7 
26.5 
5.1 
18.2 
nodiflora 
51.0-54.0 
24.6-40.4 
13.6-26.8 
14.4-39-4 
—0. 5-9.1 
5.9-28.3 
Eucalyptus 
4 
41.5 
42.4 
24.4 
27.9 
7.8 
18.6 
citriodora 
30.8-57.3 
21.6-71.2 
4.4-42.5 
2.8-63.6 
0.5-18.9 
1.2-36.4 
Podocarpus 
5 
24.2 
72.2 
13.3 
21.2 
17.8 
27.8 
vitiensis 
22.6-25.7 
44.4-99.5 
8.9-18.8 
14.7-28.0 
8.2-21.3 
23.6-31.0 
Alphitonia 
2 
32.6 
43.4 
32.9 
33.8 
10.3 
10.6 
zizyphoides 
30.3-34.8 
39.3-50.6 
28.5-41.8 
28.1-39-7 
6.2-12.7 
0.0-25.6 
Agathis 
5 
29.0 
73.0 
21.5 
24.0 
28.7 
27.0 
vitiensis 
26.1-32.9 
41.8-122.6 
16.6-25.1 
15.0-28.4 
17.9-35.3 
18.5-34.3 
Parinari 
5 
38.8 
51.7 
29.6 
31.7 
16.9 
27.4 
insularum 
34.0-43.7 
42.0-62.1 
19.6-41.3 
20.3-40.6 
9-2-25.8 
21.7-30.1 
T erminalia 
4 
25.1 
57.0 
40.6 
32.6 
17.2 
25.0 
catappa 
16.9-32.8 
43.8-67.7 
28.7-58.1 
24.0-43.5 
4.7-26.3 
10.8-34.3 
