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General Information

Calophyllum parviflorum is an evergreen tree growing from 1.5 - 5 metres tall. The bole is unbuttressed[].
The timber is harvested from the wild for local use and export.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Africa - Mauritius.

Habitat

Common in colline forests and shrubbery, sometimes in exposed conditions, at elevations from 240 - 660 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	5.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is dark red to brown red or pinkish brown with darker veins; it is clearly demarcated from the 5 - 10cm wide band of sapwood. The grain is interlocked; the texture is medium. The wood is moderately heavy; moderately hard; moderately durable being resistant to dry wood borers and moderately resistant to fungi and termites. It is somewhat slow to season, with a high risk of distortion and a slight risk of checking; once dry it is stable in service. It can be worked with ordinary tools, though there is a tendency to wooliness and filling is recommended in order to obtain a good finish; nailing and screwing are good, but pre-boring is required; gluing is correct for interior use. It is used for interior purposes such as flooring, furniture, boxes and crates, formwork, sliced veneer, panelling, stairs, joinery and veneer. It is also suitable for exterior applications such as ship building, wood frame houses, joinery and heavy carpentry. The wood can also be used for high class furniture if the grain is not highly interlocked[, ].
I am not convinced that the above report really refers to this species, since it is native to Mauritius and the report was dealing with a group of Asian and Pacific Island trees. In addition, this tree is said to only attain a height of 5 metres, hardly tall enough for an important timber tree[].

Propagation

Seed -

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