| Scientific Name |
Gluta travancorica Bedd. |
| Trade Name |
Gluta |
| Local Name |
Thenmavu, Thodappei |
| Family |
Anacardiaceae |
| Tree Size |
Very large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
35 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
120 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Confined to West coast tropical evergreen and Southern hill-top tropical evergreen forests in South Kerala |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Pale grey with pinkish or yellowish tinge |
| Heartwood Colour |
Reddish-brown or dark red |
| Hardness |
Hard to very hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Moderately heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
720 - |
| Texture |
Fine |
| Grain |
Interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Large to medium |
| 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 |
Very fine to 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) |
677.1 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
127300 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
945.8 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
148500 |
| Uses |
Building construction; cabinets and furniture; decorative interior joinery; turnery articles and carvings; tool handles |