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Vitex cofassus

Synonyms: Vitex cofassus f. anomala; Vitex cofassus var. puberula; Vitex monophylla

Wikipedia Abstract

Vitex cofassus is a species of woody plant in the Lamiaceae family. Native to New Guinea and the Southwest Pacific islands, "New Guinea teak" is planted for its hardwood, used in construction, in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. It yields one of two woods from the same genus that are each called Molave Wood, the other being the timber of Vitex parviflora.
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Attributes

Janka Hardness [1]  1260 lbf (572 kgf) Medium

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0