Microcos laurifolia
(Hook.f. ex Mast.) Burret
Malvaceae
Grewia laurifolia Hook.f. ex Mast.
Laurus smilacifolia Wall.
Common Name:
General Information
Microcos laurifolia is an evergreen tree that can grow 20 - 30 metres tall[
942- Title
- Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 16
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok.
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN
- 0495-3843
- Description
- A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of wood. The wood is sometimes traded[
893- Title
- Identification and utilization of lesser-known commercial timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 6
- Publication
- Timber Technology Bulletin No. 40
- Author
- Lim S.C. & Gan K.S.
- Website
- http://www.frim.gov.my/?page_id=1842
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute; Malaysia
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
- 139-258
- Description
- Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four lesser known groups of commercial timbers from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet.
].
The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
942- Title
- Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 16
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok.
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN
- 0495-3843
- Description
- A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines.
Range
Southeast Asia - Thailand, peninsular Malaysia.
Habitat
Scattered in evergreen forests at elevations from 50 - 300 metres in peninsular Thailand[
942- Title
- Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 16
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok.
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN
- 0495-3843
- Description
- A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 24.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The heartwood is pale brown, becoming grey-brown upon exposure; it is not well defined from the paler coloured sapwood. The texture is moderately coarse and even; the grain is straight or interlocked; there is a vague ‘silver-grain’ figure on quarter-sawn material. The wood is moderately hard to hard. It is suitable for light to medium purposes under cover; these uses include veneer and plywood, tool handles, general utility furniture, flooring, cladding, wooden pallets, mouldings and possibly sport equipments[
893- Title
- Identification and utilization of lesser-known commercial timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 6
- Publication
- Timber Technology Bulletin No. 40
- Author
- Lim S.C. & Gan K.S.
- Website
- http://www.frim.gov.my/?page_id=1842
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute; Malaysia
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
- 139-258
- Description
- Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four lesser known groups of commercial timbers from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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