Dysoxylum rugulosum
King
Meliaceae
Dysoxylum fulvum Airy Shaw
Dysoxylum undulatum M.R.Hend.
Common Name:
General Information
Dysoxylum rugulosum is a tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall. The bole can be up to 39cm in diameter[
653- Title
- Plants of Southeast Asia
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.asianplant.net/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc,
,
899- Title
- Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6
- Publication
-
- Author
- Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 983-2181-27-5
- Description
- A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses.
].
The tree is the source of a good quality timber, known as 'jarum-jarum' in southeast Asia, that is harvested from the wild for local use and for trade[
935- Title
- Identification and utilization of lesser-known commercial timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 7
- Publication
- Timber Technology Bulletin No. 41
- Author
- Lim S.C.; Gan K.S.
- Website
- https://info.frim.gov.my/infocenter/booksonline/ttb/TTBno41.pdf
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
- 139-258
- Description
- Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four groups of lesser known commercial timbers from southeast Asia. It can be downloaded in PDF format from the Internet.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
899- Title
- Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6
- Publication
-
- Author
- Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 983-2181-27-5
- Description
- A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses.
Range
Southeast Asia - Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia.
Habitat
An understorey tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests, growing on hillsides and ridges, but also on alluvial sites near or along rivers and streams; on sandy to ultramafic soils, also on clay; at elevations up to 2,200 metres[
653- Title
- Plants of Southeast Asia
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.asianplant.net/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc,
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 17.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Plants can commence flowering whilst still saplings[
899- Title
- Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6
- Publication
-
- Author
- Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 983-2181-27-5
- Description
- A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses.
].
We have no specific information for this species, but most members of the genus are dioecious, in which case both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
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- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The sapwood is cream coloured[
899- Title
- Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6
- Publication
-
- Author
- Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 983-2181-27-5
- Description
- A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses.
]. A source of a commercial timber known as jarum-jarum[
935- Title
- Identification and utilization of lesser-known commercial timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 7
- Publication
- Timber Technology Bulletin No. 41
- Author
- Lim S.C.; Gan K.S.
- Website
- https://info.frim.gov.my/infocenter/booksonline/ttb/TTBno41.pdf
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
- 139-258
- Description
- Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four groups of lesser known commercial timbers from southeast Asia. It can be downloaded in PDF format from the Internet.
].
We have no more specific information on the wood of this species, but it is one of a group of species that are the source of a commercial timber known in the trade as 'jarum-jarum'. The general description of jarum-jarum is as follows:-
The heartwood is orange-red to brick red when fresh,darkening on exposure; it is clearly demarcated from the yellow sapwood. The texture is moderately coarse but uneven due to the abundant of parenchyma; the grain is straight, interlocked, wavy or irregular; there is a watersilk marking on flat-sawn surfaces due to the parenchyma bands. The wood is moderately hard to hard. It is used for purposes such as flooring, furniture, wall panelling, solid door construction, veneer and plywood[
935- Title
- Identification and utilization of lesser-known commercial timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 7
- Publication
- Timber Technology Bulletin No. 41
- Author
- Lim S.C.; Gan K.S.
- Website
- https://info.frim.gov.my/infocenter/booksonline/ttb/TTBno41.pdf
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
- 139-258
- Description
- Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four groups of lesser known commercial timbers from southeast Asia. It can be downloaded in PDF format from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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