Terminalia rerei
Coode
Combretaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Terminalia rerei is a tree with a heavy-limbed crown; it can grow up to 25 metres tall[
441- Title
- Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Womersley. J.S. (Editor)
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press
- Year
- 1995
- ISBN
- 0 522 84095 7
- Description
- Only a part of the flora, but an excellent publication in 3 volumes. It can be downloaded from the internet.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also traded internationally[
402- Title
- Contribution to an evaluation of tree species using the new CITES Listing Criteria
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/species/tree_study/
- Publisher
- UNEP-WCMC; Cambridge.
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A document produced by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre in 1999. It contains fact sheets on more than 200 tree species from around the globe.
].
This species is subject to over-exploitation for its wood; it is further threatened by habitat loss due to indiscriminate logging practices in its habitat[
402- Title
- Contribution to an evaluation of tree species using the new CITES Listing Criteria
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/species/tree_study/
- Publisher
- UNEP-WCMC; Cambridge.
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A document produced by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre in 1999. It contains fact sheets on more than 200 tree species from around the globe.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
441- Title
- Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Womersley. J.S. (Editor)
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press
- Year
- 1995
- ISBN
- 0 522 84095 7
- Description
- Only a part of the flora, but an excellent publication in 3 volumes. It can be downloaded from the internet.
Range
Western Pacific - Solomon Islands.
Habitat
Lowland primary rain forest[
402- Title
- Contribution to an evaluation of tree species using the new CITES Listing Criteria
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/species/tree_study/
- Publisher
- UNEP-WCMC; Cambridge.
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A document produced by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre in 1999. It contains fact sheets on more than 200 tree species from around the globe.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 20.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is used as plywood, veneer and to make furniture[
402- Title
- Contribution to an evaluation of tree species using the new CITES Listing Criteria
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/species/tree_study/
- Publisher
- UNEP-WCMC; Cambridge.
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A document produced by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre in 1999. It contains fact sheets on more than 200 tree species from around the globe.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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