| Scientific Name |
Cordia dichotoma Forst. f. |
| Trade Name |
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| Local Name |
Viri |
| Family |
Boraginaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
12 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
40 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Occasional in Moist teak bearing and Southern dry mixed deciduous forest |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Yellow to olive-grey and greyish-brown |
| Heartwood Colour |
Yellow to olive-grey and greyish-brown |
| Hardness |
Moderately hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Light |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
525 - |
| Texture |
Coarse |
| Grain |
Straight to shallowly interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Distinct |
| Porosity |
Semi-ring porous |
| Vessel Size |
Very large to large |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Mostly solitary or occasionaaly in radial or in oblique multiples of 2 or more in clusters |
| 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 |
Moderately broad , fairly close 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) |
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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 |
Class III plywood; building construction; packing cases and boxes; low quality furniture |