| Scientific Name |
Gymnacranthera canarica (King) Warb. |
| Trade Name |
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| Local Name |
Unda-payin |
| Family |
Myristicaceae |
| Tree Size |
Very large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
35 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
60 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Myristica swamp and West coast tropical evergreen forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Pinkish or pale red to light reddish-brown |
| Heartwood Colour |
Pinkish or pale red to light reddish-brown |
| Hardness |
Soft |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Light |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
530 - |
| Texture |
Medium to coarse |
| Grain |
Straight to wavy |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Medium to small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Occassionally solitary or mostly 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, 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 |
Superior quality boxes and packing cases, can be tried for plywood |