Cordia ucayaliensis
(I.M.Johnst.) I.M.Johnst.
Boraginaceae
Cordia ulei ucayaliensis I.M.Johnst.
Gerascanthus ucayaliensis (I.M.Johnst.) Borhidi
Common Name:
General Information
Cordia ucayaliensis is a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to 11 metres tall. The slender bole usually branches from near the base; it is not generally very straight and can be around 20cm in diameter[
453- Title
- Woods of Northeastern Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Williams L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum Press; Chicago.
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet.
]..
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - Bolivia, northwest Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia
Habitat
Areas of secondary growth and in flood-free forests; at elevations up to 150 metres[
453- Title
- Woods of Northeastern Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Williams L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum Press; Chicago.
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 8.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The heartwood is a dull brown; the sapwood a variegated pale brown. Highly lustrous. The wood can have a straight or an interlocked grained; it is rather coarse-textured; light in weight, but firm and splintery. It is not durable[
453- Title
- Woods of Northeastern Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Williams L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum Press; Chicago.
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. It is used locally in the construction of houses[
1783- Title
- Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
- Publication
-
- Author
- de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba
- Publisher
- Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-9978-77-135-8
- Description
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
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