| Scientific Name |
Acacia ferruginea DC |
| Trade Name |
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| Local Name |
Parambai, Karivelam |
| Family |
Mimosaceae |
| Tree Size |
Small to medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
9 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
40 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Occasional in Southern dry mixed deciduous forest |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
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| Sapwood Colour |
Yellowish-white |
| Heartwood Colour |
Purplish brown to dark reddish brown |
| Hardness |
Hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Heavy to moderately heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
995 - |
| Texture |
coarse textured |
| Grain |
Straight to interlocked grain |
| Growth Rings |
Fairly distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Large to medium sized |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Solitary and in radial multiples of two, three or more, occasionally in clusters |
| 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, widely 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) |
1149.9 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
122800 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
1538.5 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
145000 |
| Uses |
Posts; beams for buliding constructions; agricultural implements; knees of boats; brake blocks, buffers and railway keys.
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