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General Information

Cratoxylum glaucum is an evergreen tree; it can grow up to 25 metres tall.
The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, which is used locally and also exported.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

Mainly on podsolised sands, heath woodland, raised beaches, etc, also in swampy or peaty areas (fresh-water swamps, peat swamp, peat forest), usually at elevations up to 100 metres, rarely ascending to 1,000 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	20.00 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is red-brown to dark red; it is clearly demarcated from the 4 - 6cm wide band of sapwood. The texture is coarse; the grain straight or interlocked; the surface lustrous. The wood is very light in weight, very soft; somewhat durable, being resistant to dry wod borers but susceptible to fungi and termites. Because of growth stresses there is a risk of the wood splitting during felling; once felled it seasons rapidly with only a slight risk of distortion or checking; once dry it is stable in service. The wood can be worked with ordinary tools, though there is sometimes a blunting effect caused by the presence of silica; the surface is occasionally rough in places; veneers tend to tear; nailing and screwing are poor; gluing is correct. The wood is used for lower value items including boxes and crates, interior panelling nd joinery, furniture components, blockboard, fibre boards, veneer for plywood[, ].

Propagation

Seed -

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