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General Information

Eschweilera subglandulosa is an evergreen tree growing up to 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole has small buttresses and branches from high up. It can be up to 75cm in diameter[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, which is used locally and also exported.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

Northern S. America - Brazil, Venezuela, Surinam, Guyana; Caribbean - Trinidad.

Habitat

A canopy tree of rainforests[]. It is found in dense stands along estuaries, less commonly along rivers, and found in both rain and seasonal forests[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	30.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

A plant of lowland areas in the tropics. It grows in areas where the mean annual temperature is in the region of 25°c and the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,750 - 3,000mm[].
Succeeds in most soils except those that are excessively free-draining or waterlogged[]. Grows best in a position sheltered from strong winds[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood, when first cut, is greenish yellow to olive brown, turning a brownish buff upon drying - black streaks are occasionally present. The creamy-tan sapwood is 4 - 11cm wide, it is not well differentiated from the heartwood when freshly cut, but becomes more apparent when seasoned. The grain is straight; texture uniformly fine. The wood is extremely heavy, extremely hard, dense, tough and strong, though, except for shock resistance in which it is outstandingly high, the unseasoned (green) wood is average or below average in strength for a wood of its density[]. Bearing strength across the grain is particularly low[]. Unlike most tropical hardwoods, however, it improves substantially in strength during seasoning[]. Untreated wood is resistant to very resistant to decay, tests have shown a life expectancy of 15 - 30 years in permanent contact, with the soil, or 40 - 50 years when exposed to the elements[]. It is particularly noted for its high resistance to marine borers, there are records of wood 50 years old being perfectly sound and as hard as nail and quite untouched by teredo[]. The wood contains a high percentage of silica, up to 1.31% based on the ovendry weight of the wood[]. This makes it difficult to work. It is also difficult to glue but takes a good finish. Cutting edges are quickly dulled by the silica and the wood's inherent hardness, but when knives are kept sharp a slate-smooth surface is obtained. Rammer caps are required when driving manbarklak piling, because of the ease in which it splits[]. Because it has very good resistance to marine borers, the wood is especially suited for use in both temperate zone and tropics in marine construction, especially for marine piling. Good strength properties and high resistance to wear or abrasion make the timber well suited for ice sheathing for boats, factory flooring, shoe keels for landing boats and beaters and bed plates in pulp mill equipment. It is also used locally for house framing, mine lagging, railway ties, and posts. The timber is especially useful where good decay and termite resistance is essential[].

Propagation

Seed -

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