Pterospermum diversifolium
Blume
Malvaceae
Dombeya diversifolia Spreng.
Pterospermadendron diversifolium Kuntze
Common Name:
General Information
Pterospermum diversifolium is a tree. The bole can be up to 50cm in diameter[
721- Title
- Commercial Woods of the Philippines; Their Preparation and Uses
- Publication
- Philippines Bureau of Forestry Bulletin No. 14
- Author
- Schneider E.E.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Bureau of Forestry; Manilla.
- Year
- 1916
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A series of booklets dealing with various aspects of the Philippine forests. This volume looks at the preparation and uses of the commercial woods of the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. The wood is also sometimes traded locally[
721- Title
- Commercial Woods of the Philippines; Their Preparation and Uses
- Publication
- Philippines Bureau of Forestry Bulletin No. 14
- Author
- Schneider E.E.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Bureau of Forestry; Manilla.
- Year
- 1916
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A series of booklets dealing with various aspects of the Philippine forests. This volume looks at the preparation and uses of the commercial woods of the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
E. Asia - India, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
Habitat
Evergreen and old clearing forest at elevations from 50 - 800 metres in Thailand[
944- Title
- Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 23
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok.
- Year
- 1995
- ISBN
- 0495-3843
- Description
- A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The bark and flowers are charred and combined with the glands of Mallotus philippinensis in the treatment ofsmallpox in order to cause suppuration[
345- Title
- Minor Products of Philippine Forests
- Publication
-
- Author
- Brown. W. H.
- Publisher
- Bureau of Forestry, Manilla.
- Year
- 1920
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
The fibrous bark is sometimes used to make rope and for tying purposes. However, it has a low tensile strength of 263 kilos per square centimeter, which wetting did not affect.and so is not commonly used. for rope making. The colour of the inner bark is pinkish cinnamon[
345- Title
- Minor Products of Philippine Forests
- Publication
-
- Author
- Brown. W. H.
- Publisher
- Bureau of Forestry, Manilla.
- Year
- 1920
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet.
].
The bark is cut into small pieces and boiled to make a dye that is used to colour and strengthen cloth, fish nets, ropes etc[
345- Title
- Minor Products of Philippine Forests
- Publication
-
- Author
- Brown. W. H.
- Publisher
- Bureau of Forestry, Manilla.
- Year
- 1920
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet.
]. The bark probably contains tannins and therefore acts in part as a preservative[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
The heartwood is a dull purplish brown, or reddish brown, fading on exposure to a light brown; it is not sharply distinguished from the somewhat paler sapwood. The texture is fine and smooth; the grain straight or slightly crossed; there are distinct ripple marks on all longitudinal sections in most specimens. The wood is moderately hard and rather tough; moderately heavy to heavy; not very durable when exposed to the elements, but somewhat resistant to beetles. It seasons well and is easy to work. From the colour, texture, and presence of ripple marks on the wood, it is easily mistaken for lanutan (Bombycidendron spp). It is used for posts (placed above stumps), beams, joists, rafters, flooring, sheathing, ceilings, furniture, cabinetwork, household implements, combs. If impregnated with preservative, it would make good ties and paving blocks[
721- Title
- Commercial Woods of the Philippines; Their Preparation and Uses
- Publication
- Philippines Bureau of Forestry Bulletin No. 14
- Author
- Schneider E.E.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Bureau of Forestry; Manilla.
- Year
- 1916
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A series of booklets dealing with various aspects of the Philippine forests. This volume looks at the preparation and uses of the commercial woods of the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The wood is used for fuel[
944- Title
- Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 23
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok.
- Year
- 1995
- ISBN
- 0495-3843
- Description
- A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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