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Useful Tropical Plants

Qualea acuminata

Spruce ex Warm.

Vochysiaceae

+ Synonyms

Qualea speciosa Huber

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General Information

Qualea acuminata is a tree
The tree is a source of mandioqueira wood and is harvested from the wild for local use and for trade.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

S. America - northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana; C. America - Panama

Habitat

Not known

Properties

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HabitTree
Height0.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

This species is a source of 'Mandioqueira' wood. We do not have any specific information on the wood of this tree, but a general description of mandioqueira wood is as follows:-
The heartwood is a pinkish brown to red brown, sometimes olive brown; it is clearly demarcated from the 3 - 6cm wide band of sapwood. The texture is medium; the grain straight or interlocked, sometimes wavy; the unseasoned wood has an unpleasant odour. The wood is moderately heavy; moderately hard; moderately durable, having a good resistance to dry wood borers, moderate resistance to fungi, but poor resistance to termites. It seasons at a normal rate, with a high risk of checking and distortion; once dry it is poorly stable in service. It can usually be worked with ordinary tools, though some species have higher contents of silica and work better with stellite-tipped and tungsten carbide tools; nailing and screwing are good; gluing is correct. The wood is used in construction, heavy carpentry, joinery, panelling, flooring, furniture components, tool handles, boxes and crates, veneer etc[
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Title
Tropix 7
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Website
http://tropix.cirad.fr/en
Publisher
CIRAD
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Description
An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
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Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-11-10. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Qualea+acuminata>

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