Pterygota horsfieldii
(R.Br.) Kosterm.
Sterculiaceae=Malvaceae
Sterculia alata Blanco
Sterculia blancoi Rolfe
Tetradia horsfieldii R.Br.
Common Name:
General Information
Pterygota horsfieldii is a tree growing up to 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 20 metres, up to 100cm in diameter with buttresses[
388- Title
- Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q.
- Website
- http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
].
The tree is sometimes harvested commercially for its wood, which is traded with other members of this genus under the name 'Kasah'
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
388- Title
- Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q.
- Website
- http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
Range
Southeast Asia - Indonesia (Java), Philippines to New Guinea
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 20.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The heartwood is straw-coloured to light brown; it is not differentiated from the sapwood. The texture is moderately coarse and uneven due to the presence of abundant parenchyma; the grain is straight to shallowly interlocked. The timber is moderately hard, moderately heavy , moderately strong, non-durable under exposed conditions, being susceptible to both fungal and insect attacks. It is easy to resaw and cross-cut. Planing is easy and the planed surface is smooth. The timber is suitable for light and temporary construction, packing crates, wooden pallets, plywood manufacture, ladies' shoe heels and perhaps as a source of short-fibred pulp[
996- Title
- A Dictionary of Malaysian Timbers
- Publication
- Malayan Forest Records No. 30
- Author
- Wong T.M.
- Website
- http://Elaeocarpaceae
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 983-2181-29-1
- Description
- A fairly comprehensive guide to Malaysian timbers, giving their properties and the main tree species from which they are obtained.
]
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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