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THIT PAGAN (Millettia brandisiana)

Trade Name

Thit pagan

Scientific Name

Millettia brandisiana Kurz

Family

LEGUMINOSAE

Common Names

Thit pagan (Myanmar)

Description Of The Tree

Botanical Description

It is a medium sized tree, up to 12 to 18 m tall and a diameter of 120 to 180 cm.

Wood Identification

Anatomic Description Of Wood

Vessels per mm2 5 to 20. Wood diffuse porous. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Vestured pits. Vessel-ray pits similar to intervessel pits in size and shape. Simple perforation plates. Intervessel pits medium, 7 to 10 micras. Simpl Apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Axial parenchyma aliform. Axial parenchyma confluent. 3 to 4 cells per parenchyma strand. Occasionally axial parenchyma storied. Rays storied. 4 to 10 rays per mm (medium). Rays 1 to 4 seriate. Homogeneous rays and/or sub-homogeneous rays (all ray cells procumbent). Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits. Fibers very thick walled.

  • Wood Macro Photo Tangential Plane
  • Wood Micro Photo Of Transversal Section

Availability

Cites Status

Unrestricted

General Wood Description

Color

The color of the wood is yellow to yellowish brown.

Grain

The grain is usually straight.

Texture

The texture of the wood is frequently coarse.

Wood Physical Properties

Basic Density or Specific Gravity (O.D. weight/vol. green) (g/cm³)

0.53

Air-dry Density (Weight and volume at 12%MC) (g/cm³)

0.57

Wood Chemical Properties

Wood Mechanical Properties

Workability

REFERENCED USES

End Uses Summary

PACKING, OTHER AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, matches

Packing
  • 45 - Recopilación y Análisis de Estudios Tecnológicos de Maderas Peruanas
Matches
  • 71 - Proprietes physiques et mecaniques des bois tropicaux, premier supplement

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