| Scientific Name |
Anthocephalus chinensis |
| Trade Name |
kadambu |
| Local Name |
: cadamb, aattu-theku |
| Family |
Rubiaceae |
| Tree Size |
medium to large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
15 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
60 - |
| Tree Distribution |
west coast semi-evergreen forest |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
white with yellowish tinge to cream white or yellowish-grey |
| Heartwood Colour |
white with yellowish tinge to cream white or yellowish-grey |
| Hardness |
Soft |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Light to moderately heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
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| Texture |
medium to fine |
| Grain |
Straight |
| Growth Rings |
fairly distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
large to very small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Mostly solitary or in radial multiples of two, three or four |
| 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 |
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) |
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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 |
furniture; tea chests; building construction; class III veneers for plywood; match splints; pencil slats; turnery
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