Campnosperma montanum
Lauterb.
Anacardiaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Campnosperma montanum is sometimes an evergreen shrub growing 2.5 - 4 metres tall; in more favoured parts of its range it becomes a tree up to 30 metres tall. The bole can be up to 60cm in diameter, sometimes slightly buttressed[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded for use in making low value items. An oil obtained from the wood is traded locally[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
Range
Southeast Asia - Indonesia, from the Moluccas eastwards to New Guinea.
Habitat
Common to rare in freshwater swamps, seasonally inundated to well-drained mixed lowland and submontane forest, mossy forest; sometimes in secondary forest, on limestone, or shrubby on marshy limestone silt; at elevtions to 1,500 metres[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 20.00 m |
| Self-fertile | No |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Species in this genus are generally strongly light demanding even when young, and regenerate more abundantly in more open or disturbed habitats[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The sap from the tree is tapped and used as a body and hair oil[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
The leaves are used to pack sago, meat, or fish for cooking on hot stones in earthen ovens[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
The heartwood is grey-pink or mauve-grey, without any figure on surface; it is not distinct from the sapwood. The texture is fine and even; the grain shallowly to deeply interlocking. The wood is soft; light in weight; not very durable, being susceptible to sap stain and fungal infection. It is easy to resaw and cross-cut; planing is easy but the planed surface is rough and woolly with considerable picking up of the grain; nailing properly is rated as excellent. The wood is suitable for match-boxes, match splints, packing cases, disposable chopsticks, shoe soles, sandals and veneer[
899- Title
- Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6
- Publication
-
- Author
- Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 983-2181-27-5
- Description
- A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses.
,
956- Title
- Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods VII (Sentang, Sepetir, Sesendok, Terap, Terentang)
- Publication
- Timber Technology Bulletin No. 17
- Author
- Gan K. S.; Choo K. T.; Lim S. C.
- Website
- https://info.frim.gov.my/infocenter/booksonline/ttb/TTBno17.pdf
- Publisher
- Timber Technology Centre, FRIM; Kuala Lumpur.
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
- 139-258
- Description
- An excellent series of leaflets, this one gives information on the wood of several species of light hardwoods. It can be downloaded as a PDF document from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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