Cidra (Citrus medica)
Family: Rutaceae
Common names: Cidra, Citron, Kapja naranga, Lemon, Lemon tree, Shankthawa, The wild lemon
Distributed in: India, Mexico (Central America, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boxes and crates, Furniture, Turnery, Walking sticks
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodBrown, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Perishable, Susceptible to insect attack
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Planing: Poor to Very Poor
Resistance to Impregnation: Permeable sapwood
Response to hand tools: Easy to Work
Polishing: Poor to Very Poor;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Anon,1963,Indian Woods: Their Identification, Properties and uses. Vol.II Linaceae,to Moringaceae,Manager of Publications, Delhi, IndiaBourdillon, T.F.,1908,The Forest Trees of Travancore,Travancore Government PressLittle, E.L., Wadsworth, F.H.,1964,Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.249
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