| Scientific Name |
Melia azedarach Linn. |
| Trade Name |
persian lilac |
| Local Name |
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| Family |
Meliaceae |
| Tree Size |
Small to medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
7 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
50 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Native to West Asia |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
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| Sapwood Colour |
Yellowish-white |
| 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 |
710 - |
| Texture |
Coarse |
| Grain |
Straight |
| Growth Rings |
Distinct |
| Porosity |
Ring-porous |
| Vessel Size |
Large to very small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Early wood vessels large, in 4-8 or more rows, late wood vessels very small, zig-zag or in oblique manner, occasionally in tangential bands across rays |
| 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 |
Brownish; Moderately broad |
| Ray Arrangement/Type |
Widely spaced, ray flecks distinct on radial surface |
| 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 |
Tennis and badminton rackets; toys; turnery; light furniture; plywood |