| Scientific Name | Acacia mangium Willd. |
| Trade Name | Mangium |
| Local Name | Mangium |
| Family | Leguminosae |
| Tree Size | Medium sized |
| Tree Height ( m ) | 10 - 18 |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) | 60 - 70 |
| Tree Distribution | Exotic from Australia and widely cultivated in different parts of Kerala |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction | Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour | Creamy white |
| Heartwood Colour | Yellowish brown |
| Hardness | Moderately hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green | 0.65 |
| Weight | Moderately heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content | 755 |
| Texture | Coarse textured |
| Grain | Straight grained |
| Growth Rings | Fairly distinct |
| Porosity | Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size | Large to medium sized |
| Vessel Arrangement | Solitary and in radial multiples of two to three; in indistinct oblique lines |
| Vessel Diameter | 170 - 280 |
| Vessel Element Lenght | 375 - 550 550 |
| Perforation | Simple |
| Pit Outline | Polygonal to oval |
| Pit Size | Large(9-13µm),non-vestured |
| Vessel Ray Pitting | Alternate and occurs through out the ray cell |
| Ray Nature | Fine, numerous and closely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type | 1-3 cell wide, homogenous |
| Ray Number | 9 - 12 |
| Ray Height | 250 - 390 |
| Fibre Walls | Thin, non-septate with simple pits on the radial walls |
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| Uses | Furniture making, agricultural implements and construction purposes. |
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