Fontainea pancheri
(Baill.) Heckel
Euphorbiaceae
Baloghia pancheri Baill.
Codiaeum pancheri (Baill.) Müll.Arg.
Common Name:
General Information
Fontainea pancheri is an evergreen shrub or tree growing up to 15 metres tall.
The bark is harvested from wild trees as a source of tannins[
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.
].
Known Hazards
The fruits contain toxic cyanogenic glycosides.
Botanical References
538- Title
- Endemia.nc
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.endemia.nc/flore/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A web site focussing on the endemic flora and fauna of New Caledonia.
Range
Australia - Queensland to New Caledonia.
Habitat
An understorey tree in forests, growing on more or less deep or stony ground on limestone and sedimentary substrate[
538- Title
- Endemia.nc
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.endemia.nc/flore/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A web site focussing on the endemic flora and fauna of New Caledonia.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The bark is a source of tannins[
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.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
