Intsia bijuga, commonly known as Borneo teak, ipil, Johnstone River teak, and kwila, amongst many other names, is a species of tree in the flowering plant family Fabaceae, native to coastal areas from east Africa, through India and Southeast Asia to Australia and the western Pacific.

Common Name(s): Merbau, Kwila, Ipil. Scientific Name: Intsia spp. (I. bijuga, I. palembanica) Distribution: From East Africa to Southeast Asia and Australia; (primarily New Guinea) Tree Size: 130-200 ft (40-60 m) tall, 4-5 ft (1.2-1.5 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 51 lbs/ft 3 (815 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC):.68, .82

Timber Group: Major exportable hardwood Tradename: Kwila. Field Characters: Large canopy tree (up to 35 m high, rarely to 42 m) or Small sub-canopy tree (c. 10 m high); Bole cylindrical (up to 60 cm, sometimes to 90 cm diam.); straight (bole up to 20 m long); buttresses buttresses present (usually buttresses up to 2 m high); spines spines ...

Common names: ifit, ifet ifil, ipil, Moluccan ironwood, Bornec teak, merbau ipil, ife-lele, kwila, kayu besi, Vesi, Go Nuoc, bendora, lumpaw, and marabow. Uses. Ethnobotanic: The ifit tree plays an important role in Polynesian life during cultural celebrations, woodcarving, canoe building, and home construction.

It is a tree of lowland, tropical rain forest which is often found in coastal areas bordering mangrove swamps, rivers, or floodplains. It is also found inland up to 600m, in primary or old secondary forests.

Kwila heart wood is yellow-brown, brown or dark red, red-brown turning to a dark red-brown with age. The wood is hard and heavy. Available in Dressed boards.

The tree's timber, called merbau or kwila, is a very durable and termite-resistant wood, making it a highly valued material for flooring and other uses. The wood can also be used to extract a dye. Merbau can contain a "gold" fleck that runs through the …

From East Africa through Southern India and Singapore, Southeast Asia to Northern Australia, and Polynesia. It is a tree that can grow up to 50 m tall, with up to a 250 cm diameter at breast height for the trunk, and can have buttress roots up to 4 m tall and 2 m wide.

The Intsia tree, which produces the Kwila fruit, is a hardwood tree that can grow up to 50 meters tall, making it a significant part of the ecosystem in which it thrives. The fruit itself is often overlooked in culinary circles, yet it holds a wealth of potential for both consumption and health.

Other common names include Kwila, Johnston River Teak, Ipil, Merbau, and Scrub Mahogany. Intsia bijuga or commonly known as Moluccan Ironwood is a medium-sized flowering tree that can be found on sand and coral beaches and dry mangroves in East Africa and East Asia.