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General Information

Knema glauca is an evergreen tree with a light, open canopy; it can grow from 5 - 30 metres tall. The bole can be free of branches for up to half its height, stilt roots up to 1 metre tall are sometimes present[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its seed and timber.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

Primary and degraded evergreen forest, including mixed dipterocarp; forest edges, riverine forest, periodically inundated forest, pole forest, thickets; on a great variety of soils; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	22.00 m
Self-fertile	No
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

A tree mainly of moist, tropical lowlands, ascending also to elevations up to 1,000 metres[].
Trees are found on a wide variety of soils in the wild, including sandstone, clay, and lateritic, granitic, and black soil, (coral-)limestone, alluvial soils[].
Trees can flower and fruit all year round[].
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The seeds are used for vegetable oils and fats[].

The heartwood is reddish, the sapwood whitish[]. It is used locally[].

Propagation

Seed - dries out easily, loses its viability rapidly, and cannot be stored. It is best sown in a shaded position in a nursery seedbed - germination is usually fairly quick with the seed of most species sprouting within 2 - 17 weeks[, , ]. Grow the young plants on in a shady position, planting them out in their permanent positions when large enough.

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