| Scientific Name |
Litsea chinensis Lamk. |
| Trade Name |
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| Local Name |
Kalla-karuna |
| Family |
Lauraceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
10 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
30 - |
| Tree Distribution |
West coast tropical evergreen and west coast semi-evergreen forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
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| Sapwood Colour |
Yellowish-grey or olive-grey to olive brown or greyish brown |
| Heartwood Colour |
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| 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 |
690 - |
| Texture |
Medium to coarse |
| Grain |
Fairly straight to somewhat wavy |
| Growth Rings |
Distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Medium to small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Mostly in radial multiples of 2 or 3 , rarely 6 and occasionally 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 |
Moderately broad to fine |
| Ray Arrangement/Type |
fairly close spaced |
| 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 |
Agricultural impliments; locally for building constructions; low quality furniture |