| Scientific Name |
Careya arborea Roxb. |
| Trade Name |
Kumbi |
| Local Name |
Pezhu |
| Family |
Barringtoniaceae |
| Tree Size |
Small to medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
8 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
30 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Southern moist mixed deciduous, Moist teak bearing and laterite thorn forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Pale reddish-white |
| Heartwood Colour |
Light to dark brownish-red |
| Hardness |
Moderately hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
|
| Weight |
Very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
955 - |
| Texture |
Medium to coarse |
| Grain |
Straight |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Large to Medium |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Mostly solitary or in radial multiples of 2 - 4 |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
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| Pit Outline |
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| Pit Size |
|
| Vessel Ray Pitting |
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| Ray Nature |
Fine, closely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type |
|
| Ray Number |
- |
| Ray Height |
- |
| Fibre Walls |
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| Fiber Length |
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| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) |
657 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
83700 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
1048 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
114900 |
| Uses |
Building construction; tool handles; poles and posts; planks for boat and oars |