| Scientific Name |
Erythrina stricta Roxb. |
| Trade Name |
Coral tree |
| Local Name |
Murukku, Mullu-murukku |
| Family |
Papilionaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
12 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
65 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Southern moist mixed deciduous forest |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Creamy-white to greyish white |
| Heartwood Colour |
Creamy-white to greyish white |
| Hardness |
Soft |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Very light to light |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
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| Texture |
Very Coarse |
| Grain |
Straight |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Very large to small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Solitary or in radial multiples of 2 or 3, |
| 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 |
Broad to very broad, widely 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 |
Lacquer boxes; picture frames; toys; domestic appliances; insulator boards; match splints |