| Scientific Name |
Chukrasia tabularis A. Juss. |
| Trade Name |
Chickrassy |
| Local Name |
Mallei-vepu |
| Family |
Meliaceae |
| Tree Size |
Large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
25 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
80 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Sporadic in West coast semi-evergreen and Southern moist mixed deciduous forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Greyish or yellowish-white |
| Heartwood Colour |
yellowish-brown to dark brown |
| Hardness |
Moderately hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
|
| Weight |
Moderately heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
675 - |
| Texture |
Fine |
| Grain |
Straight to interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Solitary or in radial multiples of 2 or 3 |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
|
| Pit Outline |
|
| Pit Size |
|
| Vessel Ray Pitting |
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| Ray Nature |
Fine to very fine, fairly close spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type |
|
| Ray Number |
- |
| Ray Height |
- |
| Fibre Walls |
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| Fiber Length |
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| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) |
589.6 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
83500 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
866.1 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
113100 |
| Uses |
Beams and posts for construction; Class 1 plywood; decorative plywood; panelling; marine plywood; cabinets and furniture; turnery and toys; dobby barrels and bobbins in textile mills |