Common Name: Tachi Vermelho

General Information

Tachigali chrysophylla is a tree with a dense, ovate crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall[, ].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of wood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

S. America - Amazonian Peru, Ecuador, ?Colombia, Venezuela, Amazonian Brazil

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	25.00 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood is heavy, rather coarse and readily subject to decay. It has good dimensional stability[, ], It is used for small carpentry items[], and has potential for use in construction and furniture making[].
The wood is used for fuel[].

The trees of many members of this genus yield a wood suitable for light construction, known in the trade as 'tachi'[]. We do not have any more specific information for the wood of this species, but a general description of tachi wood is as follows:-
The wood is light brown; it is clearly demarcated from the 3 - 6cm wide band of sapwood. The texture is medium; the grain straight or slightly interlocked. The wood is light to moderately heavy; soft to moderately hard; not very durable in one report[], durable in another[]. It seasons at a nornal rate with only a slight risk of distortion, but a high risk of checking; once dry it is poorly stable in service. It is fairly easy to work, but sawn surfaces can be somewhat fuzzy - stellite-tipped and tungsten carbide tools are recommended; nailing and screwing are good, but require pre-boring. The wood is used for purposes such as interior panelling and joinery, furniture components, light carpentry, crates and boxes[, , ].

Propagation

Seed - it has a hard seedcoat and benefits from scarification before sowing to speed up germination. This can usually be done by pouring a small amount of nearly boiling water on the seeds (being careful not to cook them!) and then soaking them for 12 - 24 hours in warm water. By this time they should have imbibed moisture and swollen - if they have not, then carefully make a nick in the seedcoat (being careful not to damage the embryo) and soak for a further 12 hours before sowing. Sow the treated seed in a sunny position in a nursery seedbed. A germination rate of less than 50% can be expected even from treated seed, with the seed sprouting within 20 - 35 days[].

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