| Scientific Name |
Gmelina arborea Roxb |
| Trade Name |
Gamari |
| Local Name |
Kumbil |
| Family |
Verbenaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
15 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
40 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Sporadic in Southern moist mixed deciduous, Moist teak bearing and Southern dry mixed deciduous forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Indistinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
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| Heartwood Colour |
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| Hardness |
Soft to moderately hard |
| 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 coarse textured |
| Grain |
Straight to wavy |
| Growth Rings |
Scarcely distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous to semi ring porous |
| Vessel Size |
Large to medium |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Few to moderately numerous, mostly solitary and in short radial multiples of 2 or 3 |
| 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 |
Broad, 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) |
492 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
70200 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
543 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
77400 |
| Uses |
Building construction;shipbuilding; Class I plywood for general purposes ; furniture and cabinets; tool handles; textile mill accessories; cooperage; artificial limb and rehabilitation aids; carrom draughts; tennis and badminton rackets; brushware; musical instruments; shoe-laces; pencil slates
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