Palaquium canaliculatum

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Common products:
Palaquium canaliculatum yields a heavy hardwood timber that is traded regionally under Nyatoh-type categories for interior joinery, furniture, flooring, and construction (Myanmar Timbers).

Industrial and craft applications:
The wood is suitable for interior paneling, joinery, and high-quality furniture components where dimensional stability and workability are valued. As with other Nyatoh timbers, its fiber characteristics make it appropriate for high-grade plywood when density, glue bonding, and surface finishing meet production specifications.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No documented culinary uses are reported.

Colorants and tanning:
No records of tannin, dye, or ink use specific to this species were identified.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
No fragrance, essential oil, or cosmetic applications are documented.

Wood and fiber:
Timber is utilized for interior joinery, furniture, flooring, and structural members. The wood is reported to machine, plane, and turn well, with good finishing properties and nail-holding characteristics appropriate for high-end joinery and furniture manufacturing.

Properties relevant to use:
Trade references list an air-dry specific gravity of approximately 0.64 and note good durability in protected exposures. These density and hardness properties underpin its suitability for furniture and flooring, while documented workability and finishing performance support high-quality joinery production. Glue bonding and plywood performance align with standard Nyatoh specifications for interior-grade panels.

Standards and regulation:
Timber trade and utilization are governed by general forestry and timber regulations in range countries; specific standards for grading and testing of Nyatoh-type timbers are defined in national and regional standards for softwood and hardwood grading and wood-based panels.

Sustainability and sourcing:
P. canaliculatum occurs in mixed dipterocarp forests in Southeast Asia. As with other Nyatoh timbers, availability is affected by habitat change and harvesting pressure; sustainable sourcing depends on management practices that include regeneration, species mix retention, and enforcement of timber trade controls.

References:
Myanmar Timbers. Forest Department, Government of the Union of Myanmar. Entries for Palaquium canaliculatum.
Flora Malesiana. Noordhoff-Kolff, 1948–1999. Entry for Palaquium canaliculatum.

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