Couroupita subsessilis
Pilg.
Lecythidaceae
Couroupita amazonica R.Knuth
Couroupita elata A.C.Sm.
Common Name:
General Information
Couroupita subsessilis is a tall tree.
The tree is harvested from the wild for ainly local use as a food and source of wood.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
434- Title
- Flora of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Macbride. J.F.
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
Range
S. America - northern Brazil, northern Peru.
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 0.00 m |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
The fruit pulp is eaten[
335- Title
- Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics : an Inventory
- Publication
-
- Author
- Martin, F. W.; Campbell, C. W.; Rubertbe, R. M.
- Publisher
- U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A booklet giving terse details of almost 300 species of edible fruits, plus regional lists of Botanical and Common names for over 2,500 less well-known edible fruits of the tropics.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The heartwood is light yellow; it is not clearly demarcated from the sapwood. The texture is coarse; the grain straight or interlocked; there is an unpleasant odour from the green wood. The wood is light to very light in weight; very soft to soft; not durable, being susceptible to fungi, dry wood borers and termites. It seasons somewhat slowly, with only a slight risk of checking or distortion; once dry it is moderately stable in service. The wood works easily with ordinary tools, though there is a tendency to woolliness and filling is recommended in order to obtain a good finish; nailing and screwing are poor; gluing is correct. The wood is used for various lower value purposes including boxes and crates, matches, interior joinery and panelling, furniture components, wood-ware, floats, blockboard and fibre boards[
848- Title
- Tropix 7
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://tropix.cirad.fr/en
- Publisher
- CIRAD
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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