| Scientific Name |
Elaeocarpus tuberculatus Roxb. |
| Trade Name |
Rudrak |
| Local Name |
Rudraksham, kara |
| Family |
Elaeocarpaceae |
| Tree Size |
large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
25 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
65 - |
| Tree Distribution |
west coast tr |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
white |
| Heartwood Colour |
light greyish brown to light brown |
| 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 |
465 - |
| Texture |
fine |
| Grain |
Interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Scarcely distinct |
| Porosity |
diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
medium to small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Moderately few to numerous, solitary or in radial multiples of 2 - 4 |
| 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 |
moderately broad to 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) |
483.7 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
87400 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
656.9 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
98600 |
| Uses |
Building construction;packing cases wood; match splints; pencil slats
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