| Scientific Name |
Alstonia scholaris |
| Trade Name |
Shaitan wood |
| Local Name |
Ezhilam-pala |
| Family |
Apocyanaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium to large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
30 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
110 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Southern moist mixed deciduous, moist teak bearing forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
White to yellowish white or pale brown, often discoloured due to sap stain
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| Heartwood Colour |
White to yellowish white or pale brown, often discoloured due to sap stain
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| Hardness |
Soft |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Light to very light |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
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| Texture |
Medium to Fine |
| Grain |
Straight |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
medium to small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Occasionally solitary, mostly radial multiples of two, three or often 5 |
| 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) |
361 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
63100 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
466 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
70400 |
| Uses |
Class III plywood and veneers; packing cases and boxes; match splints; pencil slats; wooden footwear.
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