Study of Radial Variation in Anatomical Characteristics of Three Native Fast-Growing Tree Species of a Secondary Forest in South Kalimantan for Evaluation as Pulpwood

Abstract

The anatomical characteristics of terap (Artocarpus elasticus), medang (Neolitsea latifolia) and balik angin (Alphitonia excelsa) were studied to identify new pulpwood resources among lesser-known species native to parenchyma and cell wall were 10.5%, 48.5%, 18.3%, 22.7% and 45.4% in terap, 21.6%, 49.7%, 13.8%, 14.9% and 50.5% in medang and 15.6%, 67.7%, 10.3%, 6.4% and 46.4% in balik angin. The anatomical characteristics of the three species were similar to those of fast-growing tree species used as pulpwood. Fibre diameter and cell