| Scientific Name | Morinda tinctoria Roxb.exDC. |
| Trade Name | Manjanathi |
| Local Name | Manjanathi,Manja-pavatta |
| Family | Rubiaceae |
| Tree Size | Small to medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) | 7 - 12 |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) | 30 |
| Tree Distribution | Southern dry mixed deciduous forests in Central Kerala |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction | Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour | Light red with Yellowish streaks |
| Heartwood Colour | Sapwood and heartwood not distinct |
| Hardness | Moderately hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green | 0.77 |
| Weight | Light |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content | 545 |
| Texture | Medium coarse textured |
| Grain | Straight grained |
| Growth Rings | Indistinct |
| Porosity | Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size | Small to medium sized |
| Vessel Arrangement | Solitary and in radial multiples of two to ten |
| Vessel Diameter | 160 - 270 200 |
| Vessel Element Lenght | 295 - 660 660 |
| Perforation | Simple |
| Pit Outline | Oval or elliptical |
| Pit Size | Medium (6-9 µm),non-vestured |
| Vessel Ray Pitting | Alternate,oval or elliptical and occurs throughout the ray cells |
| Ray Nature | Fine to moderately broad,numerous and closely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type | 1-12 cells wide, heterogeneous type-ll .Body of ray made up of procumbent cells with four or more marginal rows of square or upright cells |
| Ray Number | 10 - 15 |
| Ray Height | 620 - 1300 930 |
| Fibre Walls | Thin to thick walled,non-septate with minute bordered pits on radial walls |
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| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) | |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) | |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) | |
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| Uses | Turnery and carvings, penholders, furniture, toys and combs |
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