| Scientific Name | Pterocarpus dalbergioides Roxb |
| Trade Name | Andaman padauk |
| Local Name | Andaman redwood, Vermilionwood |
| Family | Leguminosae |
| Tree Size | Large |
| Tree Height ( m ) | 24 - 36 |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) | 80 - 140 |
| Tree Distribution | Endemic to Andamans and common in the deciduous and semi-deciduous forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction | Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour | Pale yellow or white |
| Heartwood Colour | Reddish |
| Hardness | Hard to very hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green | 0.62 |
| Weight | Heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content | 721 |
| Texture | Coarse textured |
| Grain | Interlocked grain |
| Growth Rings | Distinct |
| Porosity | Diffuse porous to semi ring porous |
| Vessel Size | Medium sized |
| Vessel Arrangement | Solitary and in radial multiplesof two to four, with reddish brown gummy deposits |
| Vessel Diameter | 100 - 320 160 |
| Vessel Element Lenght | 185 - 425 425 |
| Perforation | Simple |
| Pit Outline | Oval and angular |
| Pit Size | Small to medium ( 4-9 µm),vestured |
| Vessel Ray Pitting | Alternate and pit outline oval and angular |
| Ray Nature | Fine, moderately numerous and closely spaced forming ripple marks on tangential surface |
| Ray Arrangement/Type | One to two seriate, homogeneous type.Body of ray made up of procumbent cells; filled with gummy infiltrations |
| Ray Number | 10 - 14 |
| Ray Height | 120 - 245 185 |
| Fibre Walls | Thin to thick walled,non-septate; simple pits on radial walls |
| Fiber Length | |
| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) | 859.9 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) | 112400 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) | 988.3 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) | 120400 |
| Uses | Making high class furniture, cabinet making, paneling, parquetting, various types of decorative, marine and aircraft plywood and blockboards, musical instruments, beams & rafters, ornamental house posts, bridges, brushware, piles & posts, textile mill accessories, carts & carriages, joinery & interior fittings, dyes, wagons, boxes and picture frames. |
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