| Scientific Name |
Melia dubia Cav. |
| Trade Name |
Malabar neem |
| Local Name |
Kattu-veppu, Malaveppu |
| Family |
Meliaceae |
| Tree Size |
Large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
25 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
80 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Southern moist mixed deciduous and moist teak bearing forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
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| Sapwood Colour |
grey or pinkish-white with yellow Cast |
| Heartwood Colour |
Light red |
| 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 |
450 - |
| Texture |
Coarse |
| Grain |
Straight |
| Growth Rings |
Distinct |
| Porosity |
Semi-ring-porous to diffuse-porous |
| Vessel Size |
Large to medium |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Small in late wood, few, solitary or in radial pairs, transition from early to late wood gradual |
| 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 broard |
| 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 |
Plywood, light packing cases and boxes; match splints and boxes |