| Scientific Name |
Dalbergia sissoides * Grah. ex wight & Arn |
| Trade Name |
Malabar blackwood |
| Local Name |
Veeti |
| Family |
Papilionaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium to large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
15 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
100 - |
| Tree Distribution |
West coast semi-evergreen, Moist teak bearing and Southern moist mixed deciduous forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Yellowish white |
| Heartwood Colour |
Light purplish-brown to deep purple with dark brown streaks |
| Hardness |
Hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
|
| Weight |
Heavy to very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
770 - |
| Texture |
Medium |
| Grain |
Straight to shallowly interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Large to small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Solitary or in radial multiples |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
|
| Pit Outline |
|
| Pit Size |
|
| Vessel Ray Pitting |
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| Ray Nature |
Fine to very fine, closely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type |
|
| Ray Number |
- |
| Ray Height |
- |
| Fibre Walls |
|
| Fiber Length |
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| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) |
727.7 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
73500 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
832.7 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
99500 |
| Uses |
High Class furniture and Cabinets; Class I plywood for general purpose; ornamental and decorative plywood; aircraft and marine plywood; blackboards; construction work, especially for doors; panelling; heavy duty striking tools of quality; cutlery handles; musical instruments; boat and ship buildings; textile mill accessories; carrom draughts, clubs and chess pieces; mathematical, engineering and drawing instruments; shoe-lasts |