| Scientific Name |
Filicium decipiensis Thw. |
| Trade Name |
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| Local Name |
Niroli |
| Family |
Sapindaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium to large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
18 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
90 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Sporadic in West coast tropical evergreen and West coast semi-evergreen forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Greyish-white with a pale pink tinge |
| Heartwood Colour |
Greyish-white with a pale pink tinge |
| Hardness |
Very hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
830 - |
| Texture |
Fine |
| Grain |
Straight |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Usually small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Mostly in radial multiples of 2 - 4 occassionally solitary |
| 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 |
Very fine, rather 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 |
Beams and posts for construction; tool handles; agricultural implements; low quality furniture; cart and carriages |