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Useful Tropical Plants

Centrolobium ochroxylum

Rudd

Fabaceae

+ Synonyms

Common Name:

Centrolobium ochroxylum
Seedpod
Photograph by: A. Gentry
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General Information

Centrolobium ochroxylum is a deciduous tree that can grow from 10 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 100cm in diameter with buttresses[
958
Title
Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences Vol. 44
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
Publisher
Washington Academy of Sciences; Baltimore
Year
1954
ISBN
 
Description
A botanical journal with a range of articles, including one on the genus Centrolobium. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The tree is valued for its attractive timber and is harvested from the wild for trade.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

958
Title
Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences Vol. 44
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
Publisher
Washington Academy of Sciences; Baltimore
Year
1954
ISBN
 
Description
A botanical journal with a range of articles, including one on the genus Centrolobium. It can be downloaded from the Internet.

Range

S. America - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *  *
HabitDeciduous Tree
Height20.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood of the various species of Centrolobium is richly coloured, usually yellowish or orange, with streaks of red, purple, or black, and takes a high satiny finish. It is of value for furniture, flooring, cooperage, shipbuilding, railway ties, mine timbers, and general construction[
958
Title
Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences Vol. 44
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
Publisher
Washington Academy of Sciences; Baltimore
Year
1954
ISBN
 
Description
A botanical journal with a range of articles, including one on the genus Centrolobium. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]..

Propagation

Seed -
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