| Scientific Name |
Butea monosperma (Lamk.) Taub. |
| Trade Name |
Flames of the forest |
| Local Name |
Plas, Chamatha |
| Family |
Papilionaceae |
| Tree Size |
Medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
12 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
40 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Southern dry mixed deciduous forests and laterite thorn forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Creamy white to pale yellowish-brown |
| Heartwood Colour |
Creamy white to pale yellowish-brown |
| Hardness |
Soft to moderately hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Light |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
515 - |
| Texture |
Coarse |
| Grain |
Straight to somewhat interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Very large to very small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Mostly solitary or in radial multiples of 2 or 3 |
| 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 |
Broad to very broad, widely 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) |
257.8 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
31400 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
364.3 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
43000 |
| Uses |
Water scoops and well curbs; low quality furniture |