| Scientific Name |
Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr. |
| Trade Name |
Jhingam |
| Local Name |
Kalash, Uthi |
| Family |
Anacardiaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium to large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
12 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
40 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Moist teak bearing and Southern secondary moist mixed deciduous forests; occasionally in laterite thorn forest |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Yellowish-grey |
| Heartwood Colour |
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 |
560 - |
| Texture |
Medium |
| Grain |
Straight to interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Medium to small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Solitary or in radial multiples of 2 or 3 |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
|
| Pit Outline |
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| Pit Size |
|
| Vessel Ray Pitting |
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| Ray Nature |
Fine, fairly close 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) |
426.3 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
56300 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
663.3 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
71600 |
| Uses |
Class I general purpose plywood; block boards; carvings and turnery; furniture; light packing cases; cooperage |