| Scientific Name |
Albizia lebbeck |
| Trade Name |
Kokko |
| Local Name |
Vaga |
| Family |
Mimosaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium to large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
20 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
65 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Occasional in moist teak bearing forest; sometimes planted |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Whitish to yellowish |
| Heartwood Colour |
Brown or chocolate colour with dark streaks |
| Hardness |
Moderately hard to 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 |
640 - |
| Texture |
Coarse |
| Grain |
Straight to wavy or interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Scarcely distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Very large to large |
| Vessel Arrangement |
mostly solitary or in radial multiples of 2 or 3 |
| 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 to very 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) |
672.1 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
111700 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
887.2 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
122700 |
| Uses |
Class 1 general purpose plywood, decorative panelling; tea chests;blackboards; door shutters; furniture and cabinets; construction paraquet; musical instruments, mathematical and drawing instrument; tool handles; shafts of carts;lorry body.
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