If you would like to support this site, please consider Donating.
Useful Tropical Plants

Sloanea obtusifolia

(Moric.) K.Schum.

Elaeocarpaceae

+ Synonyms

Adenobasium obtusifolium Moric.

Dasynema obtusum Walp.

Sloanea fernando-costae Hoehne

Sloanea obtusa Planch. ex Benth.

Common Name:

Sloanea obtusifolia
Looking up the trunk
Photograph by: Reinaldo Aguilar
Creative Commons License
Sloanea obtusifolia Sloanea obtusifolia Sloanea obtusifolia Sloanea obtusifolia

General Information

Sloanea obtusifolia is an evergreen tree growing up to 40 metres tall. The bole has large buttresses[
363
Title
Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods
Publication
 
Author
USDA Forest Service -- Forest Products Lab
Website
http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/publications/
Publisher
USDA Forest Service
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A PDF file, available for download. Exactly what the title says, brief and to the point.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

S. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela; C. America - Costa Rica, Honduras.

Habitat

Humid forests on plains and in foothills[
363
Title
Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods
Publication
 
Author
USDA Forest Service -- Forest Products Lab
Website
http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/publications/
Publisher
USDA Forest Service
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A PDF file, available for download. Exactly what the title says, brief and to the point.
].

Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height30.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is reddish-brown; the sapwood reddish yellow. The grain is straight to interlocked; lustre medium; odour and taste indistinct. The wood has low durability. It is easy to saw, plane and mould; finishes well. It is used in construction, for decorative veneer and making furniture[
363
Title
Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods
Publication
 
Author
USDA Forest Service -- Forest Products Lab
Website
http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/publications/
Publisher
USDA Forest Service
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A PDF file, available for download. Exactly what the title says, brief and to the point.
].

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-03-29. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sloanea+obtusifolia>

Add a Comment:

If you have any useful information about this plant, please leave a comment. Comments have to be approved before they are shown here.