| Scientific Name |
Vitex altissima Linn.f. |
| Trade Name |
Milla |
| Local Name |
Mila, Mylellu |
| Family |
Verbenaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium to large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
15 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
100 - |
| Tree Distribution |
West coast semi evergreen, moist teak bearing and west coast tropical evergreen forest, occasionsally in west coast secondary evergreen dipterocarp forest |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Indistinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Light olive-grey to grey with tinge of olive brown |
| Heartwood Colour |
Light olive-grey to grey with tinge of olive brown |
| Hardness |
Hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
|
| Weight |
Heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
815 - |
| Texture |
Medium to coarse |
| Grain |
Straight to interlocked or wavy |
| Growth Rings |
Fairly distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Medium to small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Mostly solitary or in radial multiples of 2-4 or in clusters |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
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| Pit Outline |
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| Pit Size |
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| Vessel Ray Pitting |
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| Ray Nature |
Fine to very fine, closely 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) |
909 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
130100 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
1169 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
149400 |
| Uses |
Building constructions, tool handles; railway sleepers; furniture |