| Scientific Name |
Buchanania lanzan Spreng. |
| Trade Name |
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| Local Name |
Moongapezhu |
| Family |
Anacardiaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
18 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
40 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Southern moist-mixed deciduous moist teak bearing forests; Sparse in laterite thorn forest |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Greyish-white to greyish-brown |
| Heartwood Colour |
Greyish-white to greyish-brown |
| Hardness |
Soft to moderately hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
|
| Weight |
Light |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
500 - |
| Texture |
Even and coarse |
| Grain |
Straight to somewhat interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Large |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Solitary or in radial multiples of 2 or 4 |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
|
| Pit Outline |
|
| Pit Size |
|
| Vessel Ray Pitting |
|
| Ray Nature |
Broad, widely spaced; 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) |
321.9 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
57500 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
522 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
80300 |
| Uses |
Match splints; packing cases; domestic appliances; temporary construction |