| Scientific Name |
Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken |
| Trade Name |
Kusum |
| Local Name |
Poovam |
| Family |
Sapindaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium to large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
15 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
100 - |
| Tree Distribution |
West coast semi-evergreen, Moist teak bearing and Southern secondary moist mixed deciduous foests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Greyish white |
| Heartwood Colour |
Light reddish brown |
| Hardness |
Very hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
1090 - |
| Texture |
Medium |
| Grain |
Straight to somewhat interlocked or irregular |
| Growth Rings |
Fairly distinct |
| Porosity |
diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Medium to small sized |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Few to moderately numerous, somewhat unevenly distributed, mostly solitary and in 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 |
Very fine, numerous, 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) |
1126.6 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
162900 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
1582.9 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
181000 |
| Uses |
Treated timber can be used as buttrusses and posts for construction purposes; tool handles; railway sleepers; agricultural implements; carts and carriages; pounders; tent accessories |