| Scientific Name |
Atalantia monophylla (Roxb.) DC. |
| Trade Name |
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| Local Name |
Mala-narakam, kattu-narakam |
| Family |
Rutaceae |
| Tree Size |
Small |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
6 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
20 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Southern dry mixed deciduous forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Yellow to yellowish-white |
| Heartwood Colour |
Yellow to yellowish-white |
| 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 |
895 - |
| Texture |
Fine |
| Grain |
Fairly straight to slightly twisted |
| Growth Rings |
Distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Small to very small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Solitary or in radial multiples of 2 to 5 or more |
| 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 |
Fine to very fine, 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) |
833.9 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
103100 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
1158.8 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
136700 |
| Uses |
Turnery and carvings; mathematical instruments; penholders; camp furniture |