Magnolia tsiampacca
(L.) Figlar & Noot.
Magnoliaceae
Results of DNA analysis in various studies (see, for example, R.B. Figlar & H.P. Nooteboom, Blumea 49: 87-100. 2004) have supported the concept that the various genera comprising the subfamily Magnolioideae would be more consistently treated as a single genus, Magnolia. This is the treatment followed here, though it is still not universally accepted[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Elmerrillia celebica (Koord.) Dandy
Elmerrillia mollis Dandy
Elmerrillia papuana (Schltr.) Dandy
Elmerrillia sericea C.T.White
Elmerrillia tsiampacca (L.) Dandy
Michelia arfakiana A.Agostini
Michelia caerulea DC.
Michelia celebica Koord.
Michelia forbesii Baker f.
Michelia mollis (Dandy) McLaughlin
Michelia tsiampacca L.
Talauma papuana Schltr.
Common Name:
General Information
Magnolia tsiampacca is an evergreen tree with a large, spreading crown that can grow up to 60 metres tall[
388- Title
- Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q.
- Website
- http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
,
441- Title
- Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Womersley. J.S. (Editor)
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press
- Year
- 1995
- ISBN
- 0 522 84095 7
- Description
- Only a part of the flora, but an excellent publication in 3 volumes. It can be downloaded from the internet.
]. The cylindrical bole can be crooked or straight, around 100 - 150cm in diameter and free of branches for the first 14 - 20 metres[
388- Title
- Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q.
- Website
- http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
]. It occasionally has buttresses up to 50cm high[
388- Title
- Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q.
- Website
- http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
].
A tree yields a high quality timber, and is commonly exploited from the wild. The wood is exported.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
441- Title
- Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Womersley. J.S. (Editor)
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press
- Year
- 1995
- ISBN
- 0 522 84095 7
- Description
- Only a part of the flora, but an excellent publication in 3 volumes. It can be downloaded from the internet.
Range
Southeast Asia - Indonesia to New Guinea.
Habitat
An emergent or canopy tree in lowland to submontane rainforest, and occasionally in areas of secondary forest[
441- Title
- Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Womersley. J.S. (Editor)
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press
- Year
- 1995
- ISBN
- 0 522 84095 7
- Description
- Only a part of the flora, but an excellent publication in 3 volumes. It can be downloaded from the internet.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 50.00 m |
| Pollinators | Beetles |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The heartwood is pale brown, clearly defined from the straw-coloured sapwood, it has a persistent, spicy smell[
441- Title
- Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Womersley. J.S. (Editor)
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press
- Year
- 1995
- ISBN
- 0 522 84095 7
- Description
- Only a part of the flora, but an excellent publication in 3 volumes. It can be downloaded from the internet.
]. The wood is close-grained, durable, strong and easily worked[
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.
]. It is used for making high grade furniture, house construction, boat building 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.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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