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Useful Tropical Plants

Poeciloneuron indicum

Bedd.

Clusiaceae

+ Synonyms

Common Name:

Poeciloneuron indicum
Close-up of the leaves
Photograph by: Vinayaraj
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Poeciloneuron indicum Poeciloneuron indicum

General Information

Poeciloneuron indicum is an evergreen tree that can grow 36 metres or more tall. The bole is buttressed, often with stilt roots.
The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

E. Asia - southern India.

Habitat

A canopy tree in evergreen forests at elevations from 300 - 900 metres[
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Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *  *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height30.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the wet tropics, where it is found at elevations from 300 - 900 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 30 - 37°c, but can tolerate 13 - 42°c[
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The tree is shade tolerant in the early stages, but strongly light demanding later[
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Title
Ecocrop
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home
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Description
Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
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The tree is more or less gregarious, seeds profusely and reproduces admirably, making it a useful tree in high forest for timber purposes[
146
Title
A Manual of Indian Timbers.
Publication
 
Author
Gamble. J. S.
Publisher
Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
Year
1972
ISBN
-
Description
First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
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Coppices well, making it an excellent species for short-term coppice rotation as a fuel crop[
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Title
A Manual of Indian Timbers.
Publication
 
Author
Gamble. J. S.
Publisher
Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
Year
1972
ISBN
-
Description
First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is dark red; not clearly demarcated from the lighter-coloured sapwood. There are occasional very short, fine, white, concentrically running lines, especially in the sapwood[
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Title
A Manual of Indian Timbers.
Publication
 
Author
Gamble. J. S.
Publisher
Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
Year
1972
ISBN
-
Description
First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
]. The wood is very hard and heavy. It is used to make rice-pounders and, with its excellent qualities, endeavours have been made to introduce the timber as a sleeper and paving-block wood[
146
Title
A Manual of Indian Timbers.
Publication
 
Author
Gamble. J. S.
Publisher
Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
Year
1972
ISBN
-
Description
First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
].
The wood makes a good fuel[
146
Title
A Manual of Indian Timbers.
Publication
 
Author
Gamble. J. S.
Publisher
Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
Year
1972
ISBN
-
Description
First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
].

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-03-28. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Poeciloneuron+indicum>

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