Euxylophora paraensis
Huber
Rutaceae
Common Name: Pau Amarello
General Information
Euxylophora paraensis is a large tree, usually growing 25 - 30 metres tall but with some specimens up to 40 metres. The bole is usually unbranched for 6 - 8 metres and 40 - 80cm in diameter[
341- Title
- South American Timbers: the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 190 Species.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bolza. E. & Christensen. F.J.
- Publisher
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
- 0 643 02582 0
- Description
- A very useful guide.
,
412- Title
- Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A.
- Publisher
- David Hunt; Sherbourne, England.
- Year
- 2004
- ISBN
- 0 9538134 3 6
- Description
- A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus.
,
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.
].
A tree with a very ornamental, yellow wood that is much in demand both in its native country and abroad. It is commonly harvested from the wild.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - Amazon areas of Brazil and Peru
Habitat
Lowland rainforest, on sites not subject to periodic inundation[
412- Title
- Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A.
- Publisher
- David Hunt; Sherbourne, England.
- Year
- 2004
- ISBN
- 0 9538134 3 6
- Description
- A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 30.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it is usually found at elevations below 400 metres[
412- Title
- Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A.
- Publisher
- David Hunt; Sherbourne, England.
- Year
- 2004
- ISBN
- 0 9538134 3 6
- Description
- A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The heartwood is a uniform, bright yellow becoming yellowish light brown upon exposure; it is not sharply demarcated from the 3 - 5cm wide band of yellowish-white sapwood. The texture is fine; the grain straight or interlocked; lustre is high. The wood is moderately strong and dense; moderately hard; heavy; durable, being resistant to fungi, dry wood borers and termite attack. It dries somewhat slowly with only a slight risk of distortion but a high risk of checking; once dry it is poorly stable in service. The wood has a moderate resistance to cutting and a slight blunting effect on cutting edges; it is rather difficult to work by some hand or machine tools; planing and sanding require care in the presence of interlocked grain; it turns and carves reasonably easily; nailing and screwing are good; gluing is correct. It is used for a wide range of purposes including decorative cabinet work and high class furniture, doors, tables, floors, joinery, panelling, turnery, railway sleepers, tool handles etc[
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.
,
341- Title
- South American Timbers: the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 190 Species.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bolza. E. & Christensen. F.J.
- Publisher
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
- 0 643 02582 0
- Description
- A very useful guide.
,
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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