| Scientific Name |
Canarium strictum Roxb. |
| Trade Name |
White dhup |
| Local Name |
Kundrikam, Panta-payin, thelli-payin |
| Family |
Burseraceae |
| Tree Size |
Large to very large |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
20 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
50 - |
| Tree Distribution |
West coast tropical evergreen, Southern secondary moist deciduous and southern hill-top evergreen forests |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Not distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
Creamy white to yellowish-grey |
| Heartwood Colour |
Creamy white to yellowish-grey |
| Hardness |
Moderately hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
Moderately heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
655 - |
| Texture |
Coarse |
| Grain |
Interlocked |
| Growth Rings |
Scarcely distinct |
| Porosity |
Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
Medium |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Solitary or in radial multiples of 2, 3 or more |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
|
| Pit Outline |
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| Pit Size |
|
| Vessel Ray Pitting |
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| Ray Nature |
Moderately broad, rather 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) |
666.6 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
118600 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
949.3 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
137000 |
| Uses |
Flush door shutters; Class II plywood; furniture; panelling; Blackboards; light packing cases; match splints; pencil slats |