| Scientific Name |
Mimusops elengi Linn. |
| Trade Name |
Bullet wood |
| Local Name |
Elengi |
| Family |
Sapotaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium to large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
15 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
65 - |
| Tree Distribution |
West coast tropical evergreen forest |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Pale reddish-brown |
| Heartwood Colour |
Dark reddish-brown |
| Hardness |
Very hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
1070 - |
| Texture |
Fine |
| Grain |
Fairly straight to irregular or shallowly interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Fairly distinct |
| Porosity |
diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Very small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
moderately few to moderately numerous, occasionally solitary mostly in radial multiples of 2 - 10 in single or double rows |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
|
| Pit Outline |
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| Pit Size |
|
| Vessel Ray Pitting |
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| Ray Nature |
Fine to very fine, Fairly close spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type |
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| Ray Number |
- |
| Ray Height |
- |
| Fibre Walls |
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| Fiber Length |
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| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) |
864 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
129900 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
1178 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
137800 |
| Uses |
Building and bridge construction; boat building; furniture and cabinets; agricultural implements; musical instruments; tool handles; turnery and carvings |