Kingiodendron platycarpum
B.L.Burtt
Fabaceae
Pterocarpus indicus Seem.
Common Name:
General Information
Kingiodendron platycarpum is an evergreen tree with a dense, wide-spreading crown; it can grow from 8 - 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 130cm in diameter and free of branches for up to 15 metres[
490- Title
- Flora Vitiensis Nova
- Publication
-
- Author
- Smith. A.C.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
A commercially valuable timber that is used locally and also traded.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
490- Title
- Flora Vitiensis Nova
- Publication
-
- Author
- Smith. A.C.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
1510- Title
- A revision of four genera of the tribe Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae-Cynometreae in Indomalesia and the Pacific
- Publication
- Blumea Vol 18, No 1 1970, pp 1-52
- Author
- M.S. Knaap-van Meeuwen
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1970
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
Range
Pacific - Fiji
Habitat
Dense forest, forest edges and in ridge forest; at elevations up to 600 metres[
490- Title
- Flora Vitiensis Nova
- Publication
-
- Author
- Smith. A.C.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 25.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
In the sterile state, this species cannot be distinguished from Kingiodendron alternifolium[
1510- Title
- A revision of four genera of the tribe Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae-Cynometreae in Indomalesia and the Pacific
- Publication
- Blumea Vol 18, No 1 1970, pp 1-52
- Author
- M.S. Knaap-van Meeuwen
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1970
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The heartwood is pinkish to red, the sapwood white or cream[
1510- Title
- A revision of four genera of the tribe Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae-Cynometreae in Indomalesia and the Pacific
- Publication
- Blumea Vol 18, No 1 1970, pp 1-52
- Author
- M.S. Knaap-van Meeuwen
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1970
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]. The hard wood is commercially valuable[
490- Title
- Flora Vitiensis Nova
- Publication
-
- Author
- Smith. A.C.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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