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General Information

Buchanania sessifolia is a tree that can grow up to 42 metres tall. The bole is up to 80cm in diameter, sometimes with buttresses[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for mainly local use as a food and source of wood.
The habitat of Buchanania sessifolia faces ongoing threats of deforestation but the species is able to tolerate disturbance and occurs in disturbed habitats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

E. Asia - northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia

Habitat

Chiefly in forests on dryland, sometimes along river-banks, in wet places or in freshwater swamps, mainly in lowland areas but sometimes ascending to 1,000 metres[].

Properties

Conservation Status	Least Concern
Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	25.00 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit[]. A sour flavour[]. The fruit is an obliquely subobcordate drupe around 10 - 13mm long and 8 - 11mm wide[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is pinkish brown, often with a grey tinge, it is not clearly defined from the lighter-coloured sapwood. The texture is rather fine and even, with straight or slightly interlocked grain. The wood is soft to moderately hard and light to moderately heavy, it is non-durable when exposed to the weather and is reported to be rather weak. It is reputed to work easily and planes to a smooth finish. Sawdust may cause dermatitis. The timber seasons well, though boards containing tension wood may distort badly. Shrinkage is moderate to high. The small size of the tree precludes any extensive utilisation of this timber, which has been used for light temporary construction, plywood, match boxes and cheap cigar boxes. Other uses include furniture, light framing, turneries and blockboards[].

Propagation

Seed -

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