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Useful Tropical Plants

Pseudopiptadenia pittieri

(Harms) G.P.Lewis

Fabaceae

+ Synonyms

Piptadenia pittieri Harms

Piptadenia similis Britton & Killip

Common Name:

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General Information

Pseudopiptadenia pittieri is a tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 15 metres and 60cm in diameter[
316
Title
Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607.
Publication
 
Author
Chudnoff. Martin.
Publisher
USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin.
Year
1984
ISBN
 
Description
Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is usd locally and also traded.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

S. America - Colombia, Venezuela.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *  *
HabitTree
Height18.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is brown, yellow-brown, or reddish-brown; it is not always clearly demarcated from the light brown to whitish sapwood. The texture is fine to medium; the grain straight to irregular; lustre is high; there is no distinctive odour or taste. The wood is generally reported to be vulnerable to attack by decay fungi and insects. It dries rather slowly and is prone to severe checking unless air dried carefully. It is rated as fair to good in all machining operations; however it will tend to tear when planing irregular grain. The wood is used for heavy construction, posts, railroad crossties (treated), furniture, flooring, turnery[
316
Title
Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607.
Publication
 
Author
Chudnoff. Martin.
Publisher
USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin.
Year
1984
ISBN
 
Description
Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics.
].

Propagation

Seed -
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