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General Information

Agonandra excelsa is a semideciduous with an open, more or less rounded crown, it can grow 8 - 10 metres tall, exceptionally to 15 metres. The cylindrical bole can be 20 - 40cm in diameter with a thick bark[, ].
The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

S. America - Argentina, Paraguay, southern, central and eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador.

Habitat

An understorey plant in riparian or periodically flooded forest, in subtropical semideciduous or deciduous forest, and on pasture land; favouring moist soils close to rivers; at elevations from sea level to 1,000 metres, rarely to 1,800 metres[, ].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Semi-deciduous Tree
Height	7.50 m
Growth Rate	Slow
Self-fertile	No
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Succeeds in full sun to the dappled shade of a woodland[]. Prefers a moist soil[].
A slow-growing tree, even when young[].
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood is fine-textured, straight-grained, heavy, hard to cut, more or less resistant to the attacks of wood-eating organisms. Because of its small size the wood is only used for making small items such as lathe work to make domestic and artists utensils[].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a partially shaded position in a nursery seedbed. A low germination rate can usually be expected, with the seed sprouting within 40 - 60 days[].

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