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General Information

Maniltoa schefferi is a tree that can grow from 30 - 42 metres tall, occasionally reaching 50 metres. The bole is straight and cylindrical, up to 50cm in diameter, usually with buttresses up to 100cm high[, ].
Limited amounts of Maniltoa timber are exported to Japan from Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands[]. Some species are locally esteemed as ornamentals, e.g. In Java[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

Southeast Asia - Indonesia from the Celebes and Moluccas eastward to New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands and northeast Australia.

Habitat

A canopy tree in primary lowland forest, often in swampy localities; at elevations up to 720 metres, occasionally to 960 metres[, ].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	35.00 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Ornamental, Wild

Cultivation Details

Although many species within the family Fabaceae have a symbiotic relationship with soil bacteria, this species is said to be devoid of such a relationship and therefore does not fix atmospheric nitrogen[].

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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