Pentaspadon velutinus
Hook.f.
Anacardiaceae
Microstemon velutina (Hook.f.) Engl.
Common Name:
General Information
Pentaspadon velutinus is a large, deciduous tree that can grow 30 - 60 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 45cm in diameter with steep buttresses up to 2.5 metres high[
334- Title
- Flora of Peninsula Malaysia
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants.
,
442- Title
- Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods V (Mersawa, Nyatoh, Pelajau, Penarahan, Perupok).
- Publication
- Timber Technology Bulletin No. 15
- Author
- Gan K.S.; Choo K.T.; Lim S.C.
- Website
- http://info.frim.gov.my/cfdocs/infocenter/booksonline/index.cfm?menu=ttb
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute; Malaysia
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
- 139-258
- Description
- Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving brief information on the timber of several Malaysian hardwoods. Available as a PDF file on the Internet.
,
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
].
The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its timber, and also for the latex in its bark, which has local medicinal uses.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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
Range
Southeast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.
Habitat
An emergent tree in lowland and hill dryland forest, often by streams and in periodically inundated places or seasonal swamps; at elevations up to 350 metres[
334- Title
- Flora of Peninsula Malaysia
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants.
,
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
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Deciduous Tree |
| Height | 40.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The latex obtained from the bark is used in the treatment of ringworm[
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.
].
Other Uses
The heartwood is light yellow-green, darkening to grey-green on exposure and not clearly defined from the sapwood which is white or light yellow[
442- Title
- Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods V (Mersawa, Nyatoh, Pelajau, Penarahan, Perupok).
- Publication
- Timber Technology Bulletin No. 15
- Author
- Gan K.S.; Choo K.T.; Lim S.C.
- Website
- http://info.frim.gov.my/cfdocs/infocenter/booksonline/index.cfm?menu=ttb
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute; Malaysia
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
- 139-258
- Description
- Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving brief information on the timber of several Malaysian hardwoods. Available as a PDF file on the Internet.
]. The wood is fairly hard and heavy, moderately durable. The texture is fine and even, the grain straight to interlocked. The wood is easy to resaw and cross-cut, planing is easy and the planed surface is smooth. It has poor nailing property. The wood is suitable for interior finishing, panelling, partitioning, moulding, skirting, flooring, veneer and plywood, and other planking works[
442- Title
- Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods V (Mersawa, Nyatoh, Pelajau, Penarahan, Perupok).
- Publication
- Timber Technology Bulletin No. 15
- Author
- Gan K.S.; Choo K.T.; Lim S.C.
- Website
- http://info.frim.gov.my/cfdocs/infocenter/booksonline/index.cfm?menu=ttb
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute; Malaysia
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
- 139-258
- Description
- Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving brief information on the timber of several Malaysian hardwoods. Available as a PDF file on the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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