| Scientific Name |
Aphanamixis polystachya (Wall.) Parker. |
| Trade Name |
Pitraj |
| Local Name |
Chemmaram |
| Family |
Meliaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium to large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
18 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
80 - |
| Tree Distribution |
West coast tropical evergreen forest |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Yellowish with a pinkish tinge |
| Heartwood Colour |
Reddish-brown |
| Hardness |
Moderately hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
|
| Weight |
Moderately heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
705 - |
| Texture |
Medium |
| Grain |
Straight to slightly interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Medium |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Solitary or in radial multiples of 2 - 4 |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
|
| Pit Outline |
|
| Pit Size |
|
| Vessel Ray Pitting |
|
| Ray Nature |
Fine to very fine, closely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type |
|
| Ray Number |
- |
| Ray Height |
- |
| Fibre Walls |
|
| Fiber Length |
|
| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) |
733.7 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
103562 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
965.8 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
113475 |
| Uses |
Furniture and cabinets; doors and windows; Class I plywood and veneers; tea chests |