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Useful Tropical Plants

Mansonia gagei

J.R.Drumm.

Malvaceae

+ Synonyms

Common Name:

Mansonia gagei
Drawing of the leaves, flowers, fruit and seed
Photograph by: The journal of the Linnean society, Botany, vol. 37: t. 10 (1904) [M. Smith]
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Mansonia gagei Mansonia gagei

General Information

Mansonia gagei is a medium-sized evergreen tree with a bole that can be up to 70cm in diameter[
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The tree is harvested from the wild for its scented wood, which is traded locally as a substitute for sandalwood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

E. Asia - northeast India, Myanmar, northern Thailand.

Habitat

Hills, in evergreen forest[
995
Title
Indian Trees - an account of trees, shrubs, woody climbers and palms indigenous or commonly cultivated
Publication
 
Author
Brandis D.
Publisher
Archibald Constable & Co Ltd; London
Year
1906
ISBN
 
Description
Rather dated, but a fine work that still contains relevant information
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Properties

Medicinal Rating *
Other Uses Rating *  *  *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height0.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The wood is used medicinally[
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Author
 
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Other Uses

The heartwood is a dark, olive-brown; the sapwood is light brown. The wood is very hard, the texture close and homogeneous. There is an unpleasant smell from the wood when freshly felled. The heartwood of old trees that have died naturally and fallen in the forest, however, become pleasantly scented with the passage of time. This scented wood is used as a cosmetic and in other uses where fragrance is required, as well as in the funeral pyres of Buddhists, Hindus etc and as a cheaper substitute for sanalwood (Santalum species)[
310
Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
,
995
Title
Indian Trees - an account of trees, shrubs, woody climbers and palms indigenous or commonly cultivated
Publication
 
Author
Brandis D.
Publisher
Archibald Constable & Co Ltd; London
Year
1906
ISBN
 
Description
Rather dated, but a fine work that still contains relevant information
].

Propagation

Seed -
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