| Scientific Name | Mangifera indica L. |
| Trade Name | Mango |
| Local Name | Mavu,Moochi |
| Family | Anacardiaceae |
| Tree Size | Medium to large |
| Tree Height ( m ) | 15 - 30 |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) | 50 - 100 |
| Tree Distribution | West coast tropical evergreen and West coast semi-evergreen forests,cultivated extensively |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction | Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour | Yellowish white to greyish brown,somewhat lustrous |
| Heartwood Colour | No distinction between sapwood and heartwood,but sometimes heartwood distinct and dark brown |
| Hardness | Moderately hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green | 0.54 |
| Weight | Light to moderately heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content | 690 |
| Texture | Medium to coarse textured |
| Grain | Straight to somewhat interlocked grain |
| Growth Rings | Fairly distinct |
| Porosity | Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size | Medium sized |
| Vessel Arrangement | Solitary and in radial multiples of two to three |
| Vessel Diameter | 200 - 330 240 |
| Vessel Element Lenght | 380 - 470 470 |
| Perforation | Simple |
| Pit Outline | Polygonal |
| Pit Size | Large(11-18 µm),vestured |
| Vessel Ray Pitting | Much reduced border to simple pits rounded to oval in shape |
| Ray Nature | Moderately broad,numerous and closely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type | One to three seriate.Heterogeneous type II with procumbent cells in the body of ray and 2 -4 rows of square cells on the margin.Uniseriate rays made up exclusively of square cells |
| Ray Number | 6 - 9 |
| Ray Height | 310 - 860 500 |
| Fibre Walls | Thin to thick walled,non-septate with simple pits on radial walls.Rhomboidal crystals present in fibers |
| Fiber Length | |
| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) | 612 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) | 91200 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) | 904 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) | 111800 |
| Uses | General-purpose plywood, furniture and cabinets, tool handles buildings, agricultural implements, bentwood articles, ceiling boards, window frames, boat and ship building, agricultural implements, boards & panels, brushware and oars |
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