| Scientific Name |
Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb. |
| Trade Name |
Bastard sandal |
| Local Name |
Vella-devadharam |
| Family |
Erythroxylaceae |
| Tree Size |
Small |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
8 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
15 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Southern dry mixed deciduous and laterite thorn forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Creamy white or pale-brown |
| Heartwood Colour |
Reddish-brown |
| Hardness |
Very hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Heavy to very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
1000 - |
| Texture |
Fine to very fine |
| Grain |
Interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Scarcely distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Small to very 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 |
Fine to very fine, 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 |
Posts and poles; agricultural implements; turnery articles. Oil extracted from wood is used in preserving country boats |