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Useful Tropical Plants

Calophyllum vitiense

Turrill

Calophyllaceae

+ Synonyms

Calophyllum tenuicrustosum A.C.Sm. & Darwin

Common Name:

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General Information

Calophyllum vitiense is an evergreen tree growing from 5 - 30 metres tall. The unbuttressed bole is up to 50cm in diameter[
532
Title
Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol 61
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Harvard University
Year
1980
ISBN
0004-2625
Description
A treatment of the Asian species of Colophyllum is just one of the articles in this publication. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
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The wood is harvested from the wild for local use.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

532
Title
Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol 61
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Harvard University
Year
1980
ISBN
0004-2625
Description
A treatment of the Asian species of Colophyllum is just one of the articles in this publication. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
689
Title
Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 55
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Harvard University.
Year
1974
ISBN
 
Description
Various articles on plants, including a revision of the genus Acronychia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.

Range

Pacific - Fiji.

Habitat

Dense or open forest, rarely in grassland, at elevations of 90 - 1,050 metres[
532
Title
Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol 61
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Harvard University
Year
1980
ISBN
0004-2625
Description
A treatment of the Asian species of Colophyllum is just one of the articles in this publication. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].

Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *  *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height25.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

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[
386
Title
Forest Stewardship Council.
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.fsc.dk/index.php?id=256&PHPSESSID=367043b95e93a891cf96369e9264cd03
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
The site contains information on the properties of some less well-known tropical timbers. The Forest Stewardship Council works actively to protect tropical forests by encouraging sustainable harvesting of the trees.
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848
Title
Tropix 7
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://tropix.cirad.fr/en
Publisher
CIRAD
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
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Propagation

Seed -
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