| Scientific Name | Tamarindus indica L. |
| Trade Name | Imli |
| Local Name | Puli |
| Family | Leguminosae |
| Tree Size | Large to very large |
| Tree Height ( m ) | 30 |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) | 150 |
| Tree Distribution | Native to Africa.Widely cultivated in different parts of Kerala |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction | Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour | Yellowish white to greyish brown |
| Heartwood Colour | Dark purplish-brown |
| Hardness | Hard to very hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green | 0.74 |
| Weight | Heavy to very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content | 913 |
| Texture | Medium coarse textured |
| Grain | Straight to interlocked and wavy grain |
| Growth Rings | Distinct |
| Porosity | Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size | Small to very small |
| Vessel Arrangement | Solitary and radial multiples of two to four |
| Vessel Diameter | 100 - 190 140 |
| Vessel Element Lenght | 330 - 540 540 |
| Perforation | Simple |
| Pit Outline | Oval |
| Pit Size | Medium to large(6-12 µm),vestured |
| Vessel Ray Pitting | Opposite to alternate and pit outline oval |
| Ray Nature | Fine, numerous and closely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type | Mostly uniseriate.Biseriate rays also present,homogeneous, wholly made up of procumbent cells. |
| Ray Number | 8 - 14 |
| Ray Height | 290 - 490 370 |
| Fibre Walls | Thin to thick walled,non-septate |
| Fiber Length | |
| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) | 571.7 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) | 56300 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) | 1040.4 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) | 96500 |
| Uses | Internal fittings in buildings, oil and sugar mill accessories, turnery and carvings, wooden mallets, naves of cart wheels, charcoal, agricultural implements, fuel wood, beams & rafters, constructional purposes and planking. |
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