Scleronema praecox
(Ducke) Ducke
Malvaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Scleronema praecox is a tree that can grow to 35 metres tall[
412- Title
- Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A.
- Publisher
- David Hunt; Sherbourne, England.
- Year
- 2004
- ISBN
- 0 9538134 3 6
- Description
- A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus.
]. The bole can be 50 - 80cm in diameter[
848- Title
- Tropix 7
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://tropix.cirad.fr/en
- Publisher
- CIRAD
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - northwest Brazil, Peru, Colombia.
Habitat
Lowland rain forest, on land not subject to seasonal inundation[
412- Title
- Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A.
- Publisher
- David Hunt; Sherbourne, England.
- Year
- 2004
- ISBN
- 0 9538134 3 6
- Description
- A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 28.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The heartwood is red-brown with the frequent presence of traumatic canals; it is clearly demarcated from the 5 - 8cm wide band of sapwood. The texture is coarse; the grain straight. The wood is moderately heavy; moderately hard; not very durable, having a good resistance to dry wood borers but susceptible to fungi and termites. It seasons slowly, with a high risk of checking and distortion; once dry it is poorly stable in service. It can be worked with ordinary tools; nailing and screwing are good; gluing is correct. The wood is used in construction, interior joinery, heavy carpentry, flooring, furniture components, matches, blockboard, moulding, veneer etc[
848- Title
- Tropix 7
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://tropix.cirad.fr/en
- Publisher
- CIRAD
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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