| Scientific Name |
Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. |
| Trade Name |
Mysore gum |
| Local Name |
Eucalyptus, Eucali |
| Family |
Myrtaceae |
| Tree Size |
large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
25 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
40 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Native of Australia, extensively raised in plantations |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Light or pale red |
| Heartwood Colour |
Reddish-brown |
| Hardness |
Hard to very hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
|
| Weight |
very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
980 - |
| Texture |
Medium |
| Grain |
Straight |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Medium |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Moderately numerous, mostly solitary; rarely in radials or in oblique chains |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
|
| Pit Outline |
|
| Pit Size |
|
| Vessel Ray Pitting |
|
| Ray Nature |
fine, closely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type |
|
| Ray Number |
- |
| Ray Height |
- |
| Fibre Walls |
|
| Fiber Length |
|
| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) |
510 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
866 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
60000 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
100800 |
| Uses |
Mainly for pulping; suitable for packing cases and boxes; beams, columns, poles and posts |