| Scientific Name |
Cinnamomum verum J.S. Presl |
| Trade Name |
Cinnamon |
| Local Name |
Vayana, Karuva, Elavangam |
| Family |
Lauraceae |
| Tree Size |
Small to medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
8 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
50 - |
| Tree Distribution |
West coast tropical evergreen and West coast semi-evergreen forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Light greyish-brown with a faint olive tinge to yellowish-brown |
| Heartwood Colour |
Light greyish-brown with a faint olive tinge to yellowish-brown |
| Hardness |
Moderately hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Moderately heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
575 - |
| Texture |
Medium to coarse |
| Grain |
Straight to wavy |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Medium to small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Mostly solitary or in radial multiples of 2-4 |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
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| Pit Outline |
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| Pit Size |
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| Vessel Ray Pitting |
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| Ray Nature |
Fine, Fairly close 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) |
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| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
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| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
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| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
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| Uses |
Packing cases; could be used for blackboards |