| Scientific Name |
Berrya cordifolia (Willd.) Burret |
| Trade Name |
Trincomalee wood |
| Local Name |
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| Family |
Tiliaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium to large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
18 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
80 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Native of Sri Lanka, occasionally grown as avenue trees |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Whitish to greyish brown |
| Heartwood Colour |
Reddish to chocolate brown with streaks |
| Hardness |
Very hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Heavy to very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
960 - |
| Texture |
Medium to fine |
| Grain |
Slightly interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Scarcely distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Medium to moderately small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Solitary or in radial multiples of 2-5 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
945.2 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
133700 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
1193.8 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
147200 |
| Uses |
Building construction; boat building; carriages and carts; lorry bodies; agricultural implements; tool handles; turnery; bentwood; bobbins; cooperage |