| Scientific Name |
Artocarpus gomezianus Wall. ex Trecul ssp. Zeylani |
| Trade Name |
Lakooch |
| Local Name |
Thitti-pilavu |
| Family |
Moraceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
12 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
65 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Southern moist mixed deciduous and West coast semi-evergreen forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Whitish to greyish white |
| Heartwood Colour |
Light yellowish-white to golden-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 |
640 - |
| Texture |
Coarse |
| Grain |
Straight or interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| 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 |
|
| Pit Outline |
|
| Pit Size |
|
| Vessel Ray Pitting |
|
| Ray Nature |
moderately broad to fine, fairly wide spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type |
|
| Ray Number |
- |
| Ray Height |
- |
| Fibre Walls |
|
| Fiber Length |
|
| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) |
499 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
61400 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
808 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
76400 |
| Uses |
Building construction; as beams, posts, rafters, door, window frames and scantlings; blackboards; boat oars, dugouts; railway sleepers; furniture and cabinets |