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General Information

Maniltoa psilogyne is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 32 metres tall. The cylindrical bole is often straight; it can be free of branches for 6 - 10 metres and 15 - 47cm in diameter, sometimes with slight buttresses up to 120cm high, 80cm wide and 3cm thick[, ].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and is also exported in limited amounts to Japan[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

Australasia - New Guinea.

Habitat

A sub-canopy tree in primary lowland forest, often in swampy localities; at elevations up to 400 metres[, ].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	25.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

An extraction of the wood has been reported to be used to dye wool and silk yellow to reddish; it dyes only slightly[].

The heartwood is brown or red-brown, sometimes with a golden lustre; it is distinct, but becoming indistinct from the straw-coloured or yellow-white sapwood, which turns grey-brown or brown upon exposure. The grain is straight or slightly interlocked; the texture moderately fine to moderately coarse; growth rings are indistinct. The wood is medium to heavy in weight; moderately hard to hard; fairly strong; moderately durable, but not suitable for use in contact with the ground. The heartwood is resistant to pressure impregnation and the sapwood is susceptible to Lyctus borers[].
The wood is used for general construction, furniture, joinery, flooring, cladding, panelling, decking, lining, turnery, sliced veneer, tool handles and truck bodies[].
The wood is used for fuel and makes good charcoal[].

Propagation

Seed -

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