| Scientific Name |
Cullenia exarillata Robyns |
| Trade Name |
Karani |
| Local Name |
Mullen-pali; mullen-chakka, vedipila |
| Family |
Bombacaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium to large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
18 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
100 - |
| Tree Distribution |
West coast tropical evergreen and Southern hill top tropical evergreen forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Grey to brown with pinkish tinge |
| Heartwood Colour |
Grey to brown with pinkish tinge |
| Hardness |
Moderately hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
|
| Weight |
Light to moderately heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
|
| Texture |
Medium |
| Grain |
Straight |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Large to medium sized |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Mostly solitary or in radial multiples of 2, 3 rarely 4 or more |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
|
| Pit Outline |
|
| Pit Size |
|
| Vessel Ray Pitting |
|
| Ray Nature |
Very fine to moderately broad |
| Ray Arrangement/Type |
|
| Ray Number |
- |
| Ray Height |
- |
| Fibre Walls |
|
| Fiber Length |
|
| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) |
736.8 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
124300 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
1061.8 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
145800 |
| Uses |
Flush door shutters; Class II plywood; Blackboards; furniture; tool handles; textiles mill accessories |