| Scientific Name |
Firmiana colorata (Roxb.) |
| Trade Name |
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| Local Name |
Malamparathi |
| Family |
Sterculiaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
10 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
30 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Sparingly found in West coast semi-evergreen and Southern moist mixed deciduous forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Greyish or pale yellowish-white to light greyish-brown |
| Heartwood Colour |
Greyish or pale yellowish-white to light greyish-brown |
| Hardness |
Moderately hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Moderately heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
590 - |
| Texture |
Coarse |
| Grain |
Straight |
| Growth Rings |
Scarcely distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Large to medium |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Mostly solitary or in radial multiples of 2, 3 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 |
Broad to moderately broad and fine, widely 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) |
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| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
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| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
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| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
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| Uses |
Packing cases and boxes; match boxes |