| Scientific Name |
Albizia procera (Roxb.)Benth |
| Trade Name |
Safed diris |
| Local Name |
Karinthagara, Vella-vaka |
| Family |
Mimosaceae |
| Tree Size |
Large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
30 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
80 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Southern moist mixed deciduous and moist teak bearing forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Pale yellowish-white |
| Heartwood Colour |
Brown to dark brown |
| Hardness |
Moderately hard to 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 |
640 - |
| Texture |
Coarse |
| Grain |
Straight to somewhat wavy or interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Scarcely distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Very large to large |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Solitary or 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 |
|
| Vessel Ray Pitting |
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| Ray Nature |
Fine to very fine, somewhat 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) |
669.7 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
90200 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
1023.9 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
110900 |
| Uses |
Commercial plywood; flush door shutters; building construction; tool handles; railway sleepers; musical insturments; mathematical, engineering and drawing instruments; shafts of carts |