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Useful Tropical Plants

Parashorea stellata

Kurz

Dipterocarpaceae

+ Synonyms

Parashorea poilanei Tardieu

Shorea cinerea C.E.C.Fisch.

Shorea stellata (Kurz) Dyer

Common Name:

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General Information

Parashorea stellata is an evergreen tree with a globose crown; it can grow 25 - 40 metres tall. The cylindrical bole is usually straight, but sometimes slightly twisted. It has irregular buttresses that sometimes run along the ground[
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Title
Biotik, Laos
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http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html
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Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees.
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The trees are harvested from the wild for their timber, which is used locally and also traded.
The plant is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[
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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

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Title
Flora Malesiana Series 1
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Author
Various
Website
http://www.archive.org
Publisher
Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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0
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Description
A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet

Range

Southeast Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia.

Habitat

Frequent in lowland and hill evergreen dipterocarp forests in seasonal areas, especially in valleys, at elevations up to 650 metres[
451
Title
Flora Malesiana Series 1
Publication
 
Author
Various
Website
http://www.archive.org
Publisher
Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
]. In mixed and open degraded forests on poor soil at elevations from 300 - 800 metres[
443
Title
Biotik, Laos
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees.
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Properties

Conservation StatusCritically Endangered
Other Uses Rating *  *  *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height35.00 m
Growth RateSlow
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details



A slow-growing tree[
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Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
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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Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is light brown, darkening upon exposure to light; it is not clearly demarcated from the 6 - 8cm wide band of sapwood. The texture is coarse; the grain interlocked. The wood is moderately heavy; moderately hard; somewhat durable, being moderately resistant to fungi but susceptible to dry wood borers and termites. It seasons slowly with only a slight risk of checking and distortion; once dry it is moderately stable to stable in service. It can be worked with ordinary tools, but they need to be kept sharp in order to reduce the risk of tearing and to obtain a good finish; nailing and screwing are good; gluing is correct. The wood is used for purposes such as light carpentry, interior panelling and joinery, flooring, furniture components, boxes and crates, veneer etc[
848
Title
Tropix 7
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Author
 
Website
http://tropix.cirad.fr/en
Publisher
CIRAD
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
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Propagation

Seed -
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