| Scientific Name |
Lophopetalum wightianum Arn. |
| Trade Name |
Banati |
| Local Name |
Venkotta |
| Family |
Celastraceae |
| Tree Size |
Large to very large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
25 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
100 - |
| Tree Distribution |
West coast tropical evergreen, west coast semi-evergreen and Myristica swamp forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Indistinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Yellowish-brown |
| Heartwood Colour |
Yellowish-brown |
| Hardness |
Soft |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
light |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
465 - |
| Texture |
Somewhat coarse |
| Grain |
Straight |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Medium |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Solitary or mostly in groups of 2 or 3 |
| 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 |
| Ray Arrangement/Type |
fairly close spaced |
| 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 |
Ceiling boards and raFTERS IN BUILDINGS; Class III general purpose plywood ; furniture and cabinets; packing cases and boxes; match splints; artificial limbs and rehabilitation acids; pencil slates. |