Sapium jenmannii
Hemsl.
Euphorbiaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Sapium jenmanii is a tall tree.
The latex obtained from the plant provides a very good quality rubber. The plant was at one time cultivated for this purpose, but results were disappointing[
458- Title
- Rubber. Its Sources, Cultivation and Preparation.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Brown H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- John Murray; London.
- Year
- 1914
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Written in the days before synthetic rubbers and the loss of interest in finding new rubber sources. A good amount of information on latex-producing plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. The tree is probably also harvested for its wood, which would be traded.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - northern Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela and Colombia.
Habitat
Alluvial forests[
511- Title
- Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported Vol. 23
- Publication
- USDA Bureau of Plant Industry - Bulletin No. 208
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- USDA Government Printing Office; Washington DC.
- Year
- 1911
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Details of seeds imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the second quarter of 1909, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of low elevations in the moist tropics[
511- Title
- Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported Vol. 23
- Publication
- USDA Bureau of Plant Industry - Bulletin No. 208
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- USDA Government Printing Office; Washington DC.
- Year
- 1911
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Details of seeds imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the second quarter of 1909, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Requires a humid position that is sheltered from strong winds[
511- Title
- Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported Vol. 23
- Publication
- USDA Bureau of Plant Industry - Bulletin No. 208
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- USDA Government Printing Office; Washington DC.
- Year
- 1911
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Details of seeds imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the second quarter of 1909, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. It prefers a well-drained, fully cleared clayey-peaty soil[
511- Title
- Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported Vol. 23
- Publication
- USDA Bureau of Plant Industry - Bulletin No. 208
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- USDA Government Printing Office; Washington DC.
- Year
- 1911
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Details of seeds imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the second quarter of 1909, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. In heavy clay soils, exposed to wind, this plant does not grow luxuriantly, developing into a shrubby bush very liable to attacks from pests[
511- Title
- Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported Vol. 23
- Publication
- USDA Bureau of Plant Industry - Bulletin No. 208
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- USDA Government Printing Office; Washington DC.
- Year
- 1911
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Details of seeds imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the second quarter of 1909, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The latex obtained from this tree produces a high quality rubber[
511- Title
- Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported Vol. 23
- Publication
- USDA Bureau of Plant Industry - Bulletin No. 208
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- USDA Government Printing Office; Washington DC.
- Year
- 1911
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Details of seeds imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the second quarter of 1909, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. It has a wonderful elasticity[
511- Title
- Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported Vol. 23
- Publication
- USDA Bureau of Plant Industry - Bulletin No. 208
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- USDA Government Printing Office; Washington DC.
- Year
- 1911
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Details of seeds imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the second quarter of 1909, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. It is extracted as scrap[
511- Title
- Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported Vol. 23
- Publication
- USDA Bureau of Plant Industry - Bulletin No. 208
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- USDA Government Printing Office; Washington DC.
- Year
- 1911
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Details of seeds imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the second quarter of 1909, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
We have no information on the wood for this species, but a general description of the wood from American members of the genus is as follows:-
The heartwood is whitish, yellowish, or light brown; it is not distinct from the cream-coloured sapwood. The texture is medium; the grain straight to slightly interlocked; lustre is low; there is no distinctive odour or taste. The wood has a low resistance to decay and insect attack, including dry-wood termites; lumber is particularly prone to blue stain. The wood is reported to air dry rapidly with only slight warping and checking. It works easily because of its low density; sometimes surfaces are fuzzy but it generally machines smoothly; one report indicates a difficulty in sanding. It is used for purposes such as plywood, fiberboard, particleboard, general carpentry, millwork, utility furniture, boxes and crates[
316- Title
- Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Chudnoff. Martin.
- Publisher
- USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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