| Scientific Name | Casuarina equisetifolia J.R & G.Forst |
| Trade Name | Casuarina |
| Local Name | Choolamaram,Kattadi |
| Family | Casuarinaceae |
| Tree Size | Large |
| Tree Height ( m ) | 30 |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) | 40 |
| Tree Distribution | Native of Andaman and South East Asia |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction | Indistinct |
| Sapwood Colour | Pale brown |
| Heartwood Colour | Reddish brown |
| Hardness | Hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green | 0.83 |
| Weight | Heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content | 975 |
| Texture | Fine to medium coarse textured |
| Grain | Straight grained |
| Growth Rings | Indistinct |
| Porosity | Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size | Small to medium sized |
| Vessel Arrangement | Solitary,large and small sized vessels mixed together showing a tendency to oblique arrangement |
| Vessel Diameter | 130 - 200 170 |
| Vessel Element Lenght | 320 - 865 865 |
| Perforation | Simple |
| Pit Outline | Oval |
| Pit Size | Medium (6-9 µm),non-vestured |
| Vessel Ray Pitting | Alternate and pit outline oval and occurs throughout the ray cell |
| Ray Nature | Fine and closely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type | 1-3 cell seriate,homogeneous,wholly made up of procumbent cells |
| Ray Number | 8 - 11 |
| Ray Height | 415 - 1425 765 |
| Fibre Walls | Thin to thick walled,non-septate with simple pits on radial walls |
| Fiber Length | |
| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) | 732 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) | 114400 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) | |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) | |
| Uses | Poles and beams for temporary constructions, fuel wood, masts, felloes, mine props and shafts. |
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