| Scientific Name |
Cassia siamea Lamk |
| Trade Name |
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| Local Name |
Thagara, Manja-Konna |
| Family |
Caesalpiniaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
10 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
45 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Native of South East Asia; planted as avenue trees |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Yellowish-white to greyish brown |
| Heartwood Colour |
Dark brown to black with lighter streaks |
| Hardness |
Moderately hard to hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Heavy to very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
815 - |
| Texture |
Coarse |
| Grain |
Slightly interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Large, medium and small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Mostly solitary or in radial multiples |
| 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, closely 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) |
769.4 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
105000 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
866.3 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
116500 |
| Uses |
General construction; inlay of furniture; tool handles;walking sticks |