| Scientific Name |
Anacardium occidentale |
| Trade Name |
Cashew wood |
| Local Name |
Kashu-mavu, parangi-mavu |
| Family |
Anacardiaceae |
| Tree Size |
Small to medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
8 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
50 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Native of Southern America; extensively cultivated |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Indistinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Pale grey to brownish-grey |
| Heartwood Colour |
Pale grey to brownish-grey |
| Hardness |
Soft |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Light |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
425 - |
| Texture |
Coarse |
| Grain |
Straight to interlocked grain |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
medium to small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
few to moderately few, solitary, or in radialmultiples of 2- 4
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| 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, 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) |
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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 |
tool handles; agricultural implements; railway sleepers, clubs, gymnastic rings, jumping and vaulting stands; carts and carriages; picker arms in textile mills; cross arms and ballies; excellent charcoal.
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