Maniltoa lenticellata
C.T.White
Fabaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Maniltoa lenticellata is an evergreen tree with a dense crown; it can grow from 7.5 - 42 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 12 - 60cm in diameter, sometimes with buttresses up to 3 metres high[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
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The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and is also exported in limited amounts to Japan[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. The plant is becoming popular in horticulture as a tree in larger gardens producing outstanding cream to pinkish flushes of new growth[
713- Title
- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- 0
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download 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
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- Year
- 1970
- ISBN
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- Description
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Range
Australasia - New Guinea, northeast Australia.
Habitat
A sub-canopy and canopy tree in open, high rain forest and monsoon forest, forest edges; at elevations up to 1,050 metres[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- 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
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 30.00 m |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
A fairly slow-growing tree[
694- Title
- Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6
- Publication
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- Author
- Nicholson N. & H.
- Publisher
- Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales.
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
- 9-78095894-3628
- Description
- Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph.
].
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[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
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[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
The wood is used for general construction, furniture, joinery, flooring, cladding, panelling, decking, lining, turnery, sliced veneer, tool handles and truck bodies[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
The wood is used for fuel and makes good charcoal[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
Propagation
Seed - germinates well without pre-treatment[
694- Title
- Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6
- Publication
-
- Author
- Nicholson N. & H.
- Publisher
- Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales.
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
- 9-78095894-3628
- Description
- Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph.
].
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
