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Useful Tropical Plants

Santiria oblongifolia

Blume

Burseraceae

+ Synonyms

Canarium eupteron Miq.

Canarium oblongifolium Miq.

Santiria caesia Engl.

Santiria latifolia Stapf ex Ridl.

Santiria maingayi Benn.

Common Name:

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General Information

Santiria oblongifolia is a tree usually growing 20 - 30 metres tall, occasionally to 42 metres. The bole is usually 40 - 90cm in diameter, occasionally to 120cm, sometimes with small buttresses[
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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
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The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood.

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 primary, sometimes secondary, forests, usually on dry, rarely on temporarily inundated grounds, usually at elevations up to 300 metres, but there are some records from 900 - 1,950 metres[
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
,
653
Title
Plants of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.asianplant.net/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc,
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Properties

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Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitTree
Height0.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


The plant is found in the wild on clayey to sandy soils[
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Title
Plants of Southeast Asia
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Author
 
Website
http://www.asianplant.net/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc,
].

Edible Uses

Fruit[
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Title
Plants of Southeast Asia
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Website
http://www.asianplant.net/
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Description
Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc,
]. The fruit is a purple, fleshy drupe around 14mm long[
653
Title
Plants of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.asianplant.net/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc,
].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The timber is used for indoor construction[
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Title
Plants of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.asianplant.net/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc,
].

Propagation

Seed -
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