| Scientific Name |
Chloroxylon swietenia DC. |
| Trade Name |
Satin wood |
| Local Name |
Vari-maram |
| Family |
Rutaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
15 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
50 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Southern dry mixed deciduous forest in Central Kerala |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Creamy yellow to golden yellow with satin lusture |
| Heartwood Colour |
Creamy yellow to golden yellow with satin lusture |
| Hardness |
Hard to very Hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
|
| Weight |
Heavy to very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
960 - |
| Texture |
Fine |
| Grain |
Straight to interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Small to very small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Solitary or in radial multiples of 2-6 or more |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
|
| Pit Outline |
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| Pit Size |
|
| Vessel Ray Pitting |
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| Ray Nature |
Fine, closely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type |
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| Ray Number |
- |
| Ray Height |
- |
| Fibre Walls |
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| Fiber Length |
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| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) |
865.5 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
115400 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
1272.3 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
151900 |
| Uses |
Bridge and building construction; ploughs; axles; cabinets and furniture; turnery; interior decorative work; mathematical instruments |