Palaquium galactoxylum
(F.Muell.) H.J.Lam
Sapotaceae
Bassia galactoxyla F.Muell.
Galactoxylon pierrei Baill.
Lucuma galactoxyla (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey
Palaquium salomonense C.T.White
Sersalisia galactoxylon (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.
Common Name:
General Information
Palaquium galactoxylum is a deciduous tree that can grow 25 - 40 metres or more tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to two thirds of its height, 30 - 100cm in diameter with buttresses up to 2 metres high[
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- Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea
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- Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q.
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- http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/
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- An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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The tree is harvested from the wild for its good quality wood, which is used locally and also traded.
Palaquium galactoxylum has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major
threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Australasia - New Guinea to northern Australia, Bismarck Islands and Solomon Islands.
Habitat
A canopy tree in well developed lowland rain forest and gallery forest at elevations up to 300 metres in Australia[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Deciduous Tree |
| Height | 32.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
Produces a useful and decorative cabinet timber[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
- Publisher
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- Year
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- ISBN
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- Description
- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
