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General Information

Hymenolobium mesoamericanum is a deciduous tree that can grow from 10 - 40 metres tall. The cylindrical bole can be up to 90cm in diameter[, ].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is a good quality construction timber that is used locally and also traded.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

C. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Panama.

Habitat

An emergent tree of lowland gallery forests, or left uncut in pastureland when the forest has been cleared; at elevations from 50 - 300 metres[]. Wet or very wet humid forests[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Deciduous Tree
Height	33.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood is often used in construction[]. We do not have a specific description for the wood of this species, but a general description for the genus is as follows:-
The heartwood is a yellow-brown, becoming pinkish-brown upon exposure, fairly important waxen patches are more or less frequent; it is not clearly demarcated from the 3 - 5cm wide band of sapwood. The texture is coarse; the grain interlocked. The wood is moderately heavy to heavy; moderately hard to hard; elastic; somewhat durable, being moderately resistant to fungi but susceptible to dry wood borers and termites. It seasons fairly quickly with only a slight risk of checking and distortion; once dry it is poorly to moderately stable in service. The wood works well with ordinary tools, though there are possible difficulties if the waxen patches are numerous; the waxen patches remain visible after machining; a careful sanding must be done to obtain a good finish; nailing and screwing are good, but require pre-boring, there is a tendency to end checks when nailing; gluing is correct. The wood is used in construction, joinery, panelling, industrial flooring, stairs, heavy carpentry, furniture components etc[].

Propagation

Seed -

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