Table 4.
Quantitative characters of four lesser-used wood species

Anatomical characters Values
O. sumatrana D. moluccana H. hellwigii A. odoratissimus A. mangium* F. moluccana* Eucalypth spp.*
a) Vessel:
- Diameter (μm) 142–232 197–384 72–220 61–262 150–280 250–330 230–310
- Cell per mm2 5 3 5 4 4 - 9 2 6 - 12
b) Rays:
- Ray height (μm) 738.10 210.81 449.89 423.83 230-450 300-580 430-680
- Cell per mm 5 5 9 5 - 5 - 6 -
c) Fiber:
- Fiber length (μm) 1565.61 1599.39 1691.86 1709.66 1100 1300 1100
- Fiber diameter (μm) 29.38 35.55 27.46 26.72 15-30 25 4-21
- Lumen diameter (μm) 23.26 29.28 20.70 19.81 12-25 21 11
- Fiber wall thickness (μm) 3.06 3.13 3.38 3.46 1.5-2.5 1.5-2 1-5
d) Cell precentage:
- Vessel precentage (%) 12.75 19.33 12.77 5.40 - - -
Source: Donaldson (1984); Martawijaya et al. (2005); Ogata et al. (2008).