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General Information

Maniltoa cynometroides is a tree that can grow from 9 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 10 - 45cm in diameter, with reports of occasional specimens to 140cm; small, low buttresses are sometimes present[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and is also exported in limited amounts to Japan[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

Southeast Asia - Indonesia, from Fiji and the Moluccas east to New Guinea.

Habitat

A sub-canopy and canopy tree in primary lowland forest on sandy soils, swamp forest, secondary forests; at elevations up to 100 metres, occasionally extending to 530 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	20.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

An extraction of the wood has been reported to be used to dye wool and silk yellow to reddish; it dyes only slightly[].

The heartwood is brown or red-brown, sometimes with a golden lustre; it is distinct, but becoming indistinct from the straw-coloured or yellow-white sapwood, which turns grey-brown or brown upon exposure. The grain is straight or slightly interlocked; the texture moderately fine to moderately coarse; growth rings are indistinct. The wood is medium to heavy in weight; moderately hard to hard; fairly strong; moderately durable, but not suitable for use in contact with the ground. The heartwood is resistant to pressure impregnation and the sapwood is susceptible to Lyctus borers[].
The wood is used for general construction, furniture, joinery, flooring, cladding, panelling, decking, lining, turnery, sliced veneer, tool handles and truck bodies[].
The wood is used for fuel and makes good charcoal[].

Propagation

Seed -

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