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Useful Tropical Plants

Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum

(Juss.) Miq.

Meliaceae

+ Synonyms

Didymocheton gaudichaudianum A.Juss.

Dysoxylum amooroides Miq.

Dysoxylum decandrum (Blanco) Merr.

Turraea decandra Blanco

Common Name:

Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum
Close-up of a flower
Photograph by: Jago, B.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens
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General Information

Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum is a large canopy tree growing up to 36 metres tall. It has a straight, cylindrical to slightly fluted bole that is up to 80 cm in diameter with buttresses up to 2.5 metres tall[
388
Title
Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea
Publication
 
Author
Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q.
Website
http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for timber and local medicinal use.

Known Hazards

The medicinal use of the bark is reported to have killed two people in Papua New Guinea[
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
].

Botanical References

388
Title
Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea
Publication
 
Author
Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q.
Website
http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
,
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 - Philippines to Papua New Guinea, northern Australia and the southwest Pacific.

Habitat

Primary and secondary forest including swamp forest, bamboo woodlands and forests on limestone, at elevations up to 1,800 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
]. Well developed rain forest to 300 metres, but probably at its best in gallery forest on river flats[
713
Title
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitTree
Height30.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details



We have no specific information for this species, but most members of the genus are dioecious, in which case 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

The bark is antitussive, emetic, emmenagogue and febriguge[
360
Title
Philippine Medicinal Plants
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
]. A decoction of the fresh bark is used to treat coughs[
360
Title
Philippine Medicinal Plants
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
]. The finely powdered bark, with water, is used as a safe emetic; combined with wine it is used to promote the flow of menses[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
,
360
Title
Philippine Medicinal Plants
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
]. The stem bark, combined with the stem bark of Dysoxylum bijugum and Pandanus spp., plus the twigs of Terminalia catappa, is used as a treatment for ciguatera - a type of food poisoning that can be caused by eating fish[
389
Title
Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Vol. 37, pp179 - 196
Publication
 
Author
Bourdy. G. & Walter. A.
Publisher
Elsevier Scientific Publishers; Ireland.
Year
1992
ISBN
 
Description
Information on various herbs used to facilitate childbirth in Vanuatu. Available to download as a PDF document from the Internet.
].
The juice of the bark is applied externally as an astringent dressing[
360
Title
Philippine Medicinal Plants
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
].

The leaves are abortifacient, emmenagogue and parturient[
389
Title
Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Vol. 37, pp179 - 196
Publication
 
Author
Bourdy. G. & Walter. A.
Publisher
Elsevier Scientific Publishers; Ireland.
Year
1992
ISBN
 
Description
Information on various herbs used to facilitate childbirth in Vanuatu. Available to download as a PDF document from the Internet.
]. The juice of 10 leaves, mixed with water, is drunk to facilitate childbirth[
360
Title
Philippine Medicinal Plants
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
,
389
Title
Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Vol. 37, pp179 - 196
Publication
 
Author
Bourdy. G. & Walter. A.
Publisher
Elsevier Scientific Publishers; Ireland.
Year
1992
ISBN
 
Description
Information on various herbs used to facilitate childbirth in Vanuatu. Available to download as a PDF document from the Internet.
]. Twelve dried leaves are used to make a strong tea that is used to promote an abortion[
360
Title
Philippine Medicinal Plants
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
,
389
Title
Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Vol. 37, pp179 - 196
Publication
 
Author
Bourdy. G. & Walter. A.
Publisher
Elsevier Scientific Publishers; Ireland.
Year
1992
ISBN
 
Description
Information on various herbs used to facilitate childbirth in Vanuatu. Available to download as a PDF document from the Internet.
].

Other Uses

An infusion (of the bark?[
K
Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]) is said to be piscicidal and insecticidal[
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 minor timber tree[
388
Title
Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea
Publication
 
Author
Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q.
Website
http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
]. A useful, general purpose timber[
713
Title
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
]. Freshly cut wood has a variable aroma, sometimes faint and resembling that of shallots (Allium ascalonicum) or beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)[
713
Title
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
].

Propagation

Seed -
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