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Useful Tropical Plants

Hildegardia erythrosiphon

(Baill.) Kosterm.

Malvaceae

+ Synonyms

Sterculia erythrosiphon Baill.

Tarrietia erythrosiphon (Baill.) Hochr.

Common Name:

Hildegardia erythrosiphon
Looking up into the crown of a tree growing in its native habitat
Photograph by: Peter B. Phillipson
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General Information

Hildegardia erythrosiphon is a tree with a globose crown; it can grow 10 - 20 metres tall. The bole is swollen, it can be up to 150cm in diameter[
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Title
Flore de Madagascar et des Comores
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Author
Humbert H.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
Publisher
Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris
Year
1946 - 1984
ISBN
 
Description
Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.
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The tree is harvested from the wild for its lightweight timber, which is mainly used locally. The plant may be a good substitute for balsa wood (Ochroma pyramidale) especially for insulation purposes and modelling[
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Although the distribution area of this species in Madagascar is rather large, it may be endangered by overgrazing and habitat destruction. It is not, however, included in the IUCN Red list of threatened species[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

455
Title
Flore de Madagascar et des Comores
Publication
 
Author
Humbert H.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
Publisher
Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris
Year
1946 - 1984
ISBN
 
Description
Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.

Range

Africa - western Madagascar.

Habitat

Dry forest and thickets at elevations up to 600 metres. Found on calcareous, gneissic or sandy soils[
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http://www.prota.org
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Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitTree
Height15.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


Grows best in a sunny position[
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Bihrmann's Caudiciforms
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Author
 
Website
http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/
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An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots.
]. Prefers a moist but well-drained soil[
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Title
Bihrmann's Caudiciforms
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http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/
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0
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Description
An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots.
]. Found in the wild on calcareous, gneissic or sandy soils[
299
Title
Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.prota.org
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is whitish; it is not distinct from the 3 - 4cm wide band of sapwood. The grain is straight, texture coarse. The wood is soft, very light and not durable. It dries rapidly, with slight risk of distortion; shrinkage rates are low. The wood is stable when dried and easy to saw. The wood is sometimes used in traditional boat building. It could be useful for heat and sound insulation, for scale modelling and as core for slatted panels[
299
Title
Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.prota.org
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
].

Propagation

Seed -
Cuttings
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