| Scientific Name |
Heritiera papilio Bedd. |
| Trade Name |
Sundri |
| Local Name |
Chokla-maram |
| Family |
Sterculiaceae |
| Tree Size |
Small to medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
7 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
30 - |
| Tree Distribution |
west coast tropical evergreen forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Pale pinkish- brown |
| Heartwood Colour |
Reddish-brown with purple streaks |
| Hardness |
Hard to very hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Heavy to very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
830 - |
| Texture |
Medium |
| Grain |
Straight to somewhat interlocked or irregular |
| Growth Rings |
Scarcely distinct |
| Porosity |
diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Medium to small sized |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Few to moderately few, mostly solitary or in radial multiples of 2 or 3 or more |
| 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 |
Temporary construction-work; poles and posts; musical instruments; mathematic engineering and drawing instruments; agricultural implements
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