| Scientific Name |
Pongamia pinnata (Linn.) Pierre |
| Trade Name |
Indian beech |
| Local Name |
Pongu, Ungu |
| Family |
Papilionaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
18 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
50 - |
| Tree Distribution |
West coast semi-evergreen forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Indistinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Yellowish-grey |
| Heartwood Colour |
Yellowish-grey |
| Hardness |
Moderately hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Moderately heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
755 - |
| Texture |
Coarse |
| Grain |
Interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Medium to small sized |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Few to very few, solitary or in radial multiples of 2 or 3 |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
|
| Pit Outline |
|
| Pit Size |
|
| Vessel Ray Pitting |
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| Ray Nature |
Fine to very fine, close spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type |
|
| Ray Number |
- |
| Ray Height |
- |
| Fibre Walls |
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| Fiber Length |
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| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) |
594 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
91500 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
981.2 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
122800 |
| Uses |
Temporary construction; tool handles; cart and carriages |