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General Information

Calophyllum papuanum is an evergreen tree that can be as small as 5 metres, but is more commonly from 16 - 40 metres tall. The crown is conical at first, but becoming irregular and spreading with age. The straight bole, which sometimes has spurs or buttresses up to 3 metres tall, is unbranched for up to 20 metres and up to 92cm in diameter[, ].
A major source of timber, the tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is exported in quantity and also used locally.
The tree is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Indonesia from the Moluccas to New Guinea.

Habitat

Usually a canopy tree of colline or montane forest that is often dominated by Fagaceae; rarely in more or less swampy forest or depleted Agathis forest over limestone with thick clay cover; at elevations from near sea level to 1,830 metres[].

Properties

Conservation Status	Least Concern
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	30.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is dark red to brown red or pinkish brown with darker veins; it is clearly demarcated from the 5 - 10cm wide band of sapwood. The grain is interlocked; the texture is medium. The wood is moderately heavy; moderately hard; moderately durable being resistant to dry wood borers and moderately resistant to fungi and termites. It is somewhat slow to season, with a high risk of distortion and a slight risk of checking; once dry it is stable in service. It can be worked with ordinary tools, though there is a tendency to wooliness and filling is recommended in order to obtain a good finish; nailing and screwing are good, but pre-boring is required; gluing is correct for interior use. It is used for interior purposes such as flooring, furniture, boxes and crates, formwork, sliced veneer, panelling, stairs, joinery and veneer. It is also suitable for exterior applications such as ship building, wood frame houses, joinery and heavy carpentry. The wood can also be used for high class furniture if the grain is not highly interlocked[, ].

Propagation

Seed -

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