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General Information

Madhuca utilis is a tree that can grow up to 50 metres tall. The bole is up to 100cm in diameter, with buttresses up to 2 metres high[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of oil and wood. The wood is also traded[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

Dense, lowland primary forest, also in swampy forest[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	40.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

An oil is obtained from the seed[]. It is used in cooking[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is reddish-brown or chocolate red-brown, often with a purplish tinge; it is clearly demarcated from the yellow-brown sapwood, which has a tinge of grey. The texture is moderately fine and even; the grain straight to shallowly interlocked; the surface slightly lustrous. The wood is very heavy, hard, strong and durable, but susceptible to marine borers. It is slightly difficult to resaw, cross cut, and plane; planed surfaces are smooth; nailing is poor. The wood is suitable for all forms of heavy construction, bridges, wharves, piers, piling, posts, railway sleepers, turnery, parquet flooring and heavy duty flooring[, ].

Propagation

Seed -

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