Scientific Name |
Holoptelea integrifolia (Roxb.)Planch. |
Trade Name |
Indian elm, Kanju |
Local Name |
Aaval |
Family |
Ulmaceae |
Tree Size |
Medium to large |
Tree Height ( m ) |
15 - 25 |
Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
80 |
Tree Distribution |
Teak bearing forest and semi-evergreen forest |
Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Not distinct |
Sapwood Colour |
Light yellow |
Heartwood Colour |
Yellowish grey |
Hardness |
Moderately hard |
Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
0.57 |
Weight |
Moderately heavy |
Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
595 |
Texture |
Medium coarse textured |
Grain |
Interlocked grain |
Growth Rings |
Distinct |
Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
Vessel Size |
Medium sized |
Vessel Arrangement |
solitary and in radial multiples of two to three |
Vessel Diameter |
135 - 190 165 |
Vessel Element Lenght |
280 - 360 360 |
Perforation |
Simple |
Pit Outline |
Rounded |
Pit Size |
Small to medium (6-8 µm),non-vestured |
Vessel Ray Pitting |
Rounded with much reduced border |
Ray Nature |
Fine to moderately broad,numerous and closely spaced |
Ray Arrangement/Type |
1-4 cell wide ,heterogenous type-3 and storied .Body of ray made up of procumbent cells with 1 or 2 marginal row of square cells |
Ray Number |
5 - 7 |
Ray Height |
240 - 350 300 |
Fibre Walls |
Thin to thick walled,non-septate; minute pits on radial walls |
Fiber Length |
|
Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) |
598 |
Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
74600 |
Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
719 |
Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
91500 |
Uses |
Cotton reels in textile mills, plywood, furniture and cabinets, tool handles, agricultural implements, bentwood articles construction works and toys, fuel wood, match splints & boxes, brushware, carts & carriages, lowquality furniture, temporary constructional purposes, pulp making, combs, plough and plough handles, yokes, picture frames and bobbins. |