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General Information

Calophyllum vitiense is an evergreen tree growing from 5 - 30 metres tall. The unbuttressed bole is up to 50cm in diameter[].
The wood is harvested from the wild for local use.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

Pacific - Fiji.

Habitat

Dense or open forest, rarely in grassland, at elevations of 90 - 1,050 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	25.00 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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