| Scientific Name |
Hopea parviflora Bedd. |
| Trade Name |
Hopea |
| Local Name |
Kambagam, thambagam, irumbagam |
| Family |
Dipterocarpaceae |
| Tree Size |
Large to very large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
25 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
130 - |
| Tree Distribution |
West coast tropical evergreen forests, Southern hill-top tropical evergreen, west coast semi-evergreen and west coast secondary evergreen Dipterocarp forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Indistinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Yellowish-brown to reddish brown when first exposed, on ageing to dark reddish brown with white lines at intervals |
| Heartwood Colour |
Yellowish-brown to reddish brown when first exposed, on ageing to dark reddish brown with white lines at intervals |
| 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 |
930 - |
| Texture |
fine |
| Grain |
shallowly interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Scarcely distinct |
| Porosity |
diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Medium to small sized |
| Vessel Arrangement |
numerous, mostly solitary or in radial multiples of 2 -5 or in oblique grouping |
| 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 |
| 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) |
927.8 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
130300 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
1353.7 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
145100 |
| Uses |
Beams, rafters and trussers in building construction; planks for shipbuilding; tool handles; poles and posts; railway sleepers; cart and carriages |