| Scientific Name |
Michelia champaca Linn. |
| Trade Name |
Champ |
| Local Name |
Chempagam |
| Family |
Magnoliaceae |
| Tree Size |
Large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
30 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
50 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Occasional in West coast tropical evergreen forest |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Pale grey or white |
| Heartwood Colour |
Light brown |
| 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 |
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| Grain |
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| Growth Rings |
Distinct |
| Porosity |
diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Small to very small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
moderately numerous, solitary or 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 |
Fine to moderately broad, 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) |
563 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
83900 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
634 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
95100 |
| Uses |
Building construction; Class I general purpose plywood; decorative plywood furniture and cabinets; textile mill accessories; badminton rackets; mathematical, engineering and drawing instruments; shoe-lasts; battery separators |