| Scientific Name | Albizia odoratissima (L.f) Benth. |
| Trade Name | Kala siris |
| Local Name | Kunnivaka,Pulivaka |
| Family | Leguminosae |
| Tree Size | Medium sized |
| Tree Height ( m ) | 20 |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) | 100 |
| Tree Distribution | Southern moist mixed deciduous, Southern dry mixed deciduous and West coast semi-evergreen forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction | Scarcely distinct |
| Sapwood Colour | White or yellowish white |
| Heartwood Colour | Brown to dark brown wih darker streaks |
| Hardness | Moderately hard to hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green | 0.63 |
| Weight | Heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content | 737 |
| Texture | Coarse textured |
| Grain | Straight/interlocked grained |
| Growth Rings | Distinct |
| Porosity | Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size | Large to medium sized |
| Vessel Arrangement | Solitary;rarely in radial multiples of two to three |
| Vessel Diameter | 210 - 300 260 |
| Vessel Element Lenght | 240 - 660 660 |
| Perforation | Simple |
| Pit Outline | Polygonal |
| Pit Size | Large(8-13 µm),vestured |
| Vessel Ray Pitting | Alternate and pit outline polygonal |
| Ray Nature | Fine to very fine,few and widely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type | 1-3 seriate,homogenous |
| Ray Number | 5 - 9 |
| Ray Height | 160 - 450 260 |
| Fibre Walls | Thin,septate with minute simple pits on radial walls |
| Fiber Length | |
| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) | 936.8 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) | 135400 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) | 1437.9 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) | 145200 |
| Uses | Plywood, furniture and cabinets, building and bridge construction, railway sleepers, mathematical and engineering instruments, carts and carriages, agricultural implements, boards & panels, constructional purposes, spokes, felloes, knaves, oil and sugar mill accessories. |
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