| Scientific Name |
Aegle marmelos (Linn.) |
| Trade Name |
Bael |
| Local Name |
Koovalam |
| Family |
Rutaceae |
| Tree Size |
Small to medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
8 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
30 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Occasional in Southern dry mixed deciduous forest |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Yellowish white to yellowish-brown |
| Heartwood Colour |
Yellowish white to yellowish-brown |
| Hardness |
Hard to very hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
|
| Weight |
Heavy to very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
895 - |
| Texture |
Fine |
| Grain |
Straight to curly |
| Growth Rings |
Distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Small to very small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Solitary or in radial multiples of 2, 3 or more, often in clusters |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
|
| Pit Outline |
|
| Pit Size |
|
| Vessel Ray Pitting |
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| Ray Nature |
Fine, Fairly close 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) |
674.7 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
88100 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
742.2 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
100200 |
| Uses |
Temporary construction; agricultural implements; carvings; tool handles; charcoal |