| Scientific Name |
Emblica officinalis Gaertn. |
| Trade Name |
Amla |
| Local Name |
Nelli |
| Family |
Euphorbiaceae |
| Tree Size |
Small to medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
8 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
30 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Southern moist mixed deciduous, Southern dry mixed deciduous and Moist teak bearing forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Reddish often with purplish tinge |
| Heartwood Colour |
Reddish often with purplish tinge |
| Hardness |
Hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
785 - |
| Texture |
Coarse |
| Grain |
Irregularly interlocked to wavy |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Medium to small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Solitary or in radial multiples of 2 or 3, often 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 to broad, 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) |
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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 |
Minor construction work; well curbs |