| Scientific Name |
Lagerstroemia reginae Roxb. |
| Trade Name |
Jarul |
| Local Name |
Mani-maruthu, Nir-venthekku |
| Family |
Lythraceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
10 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
90 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Mostly confined to river banks in West coast semi-evergreen, Moist teak bearing and Myristica swamp forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Greyish-white to roseal white |
| Heartwood Colour |
Light to reddish-brown |
| Hardness |
Moderately 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 |
640 - |
| Texture |
Medium to coarse |
| Grain |
Straight or occasionally wavy |
| Growth Rings |
Scarcely distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Extremely large to medium |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Mostly 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 |
Medium to coarse |
| 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, doors and window frames; boat and shipbuilding; furniture; tool handles; poles and fence posts; rice pounders |