Timber Identification and comparison of two species of Jinsi nan in Hainan Province
In recent years,furniture and handicrafts made of two kinds of Jinsi Nan wood have emerged in the Hainan market.One is'Kuzi'Jinsi Nan represented by Michelia balansae in Magnoliaceae,and the other is'Zhennan'Jinsi Nan represented by Phoebe zhennan in Lauraceae.Both kinds of Jinsi Nan wood are fragrant,and,after commercial deliberate polish,it is hard to distinguish them due to the basically same characteristics,such as color,pattern,and weight.In order to better identify the two common types of Jinsi Nan wood(Michelia balansae and Phoebe zhennan),this study collected their wood samples to investigate.The results indicated that there were significant differences in odor,pore contents,and axial thin-walled tissue between these two types of Jinsi Nan wood.
Jinsi NanMichelia balansaePhoebe zhennanIdentification