Trichilia singularis
C.DC.
Meliaceae
Trichilia macbrideana Harms
Common Name:
General Information
Trichilia singularis is a shrub or small tree growing around 3 metres tall[
453- Title
- Woods of Northeastern Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Williams L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum Press; Chicago.
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its timber and medicinal uses.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela.
Habitat
Fairly dense forest, or in thickets close to river banks[
453- Title
- Woods of Northeastern Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Williams L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum Press; Chicago.
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 3.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A tree of lowland elevations in the tropics, usually below 300 metres.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
A tea made from the leaves is used as a febrifuge[
558- Title
- Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 30
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Boston.
- Year
- 1984 - 1986
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A series of botanical articles. It contains an article on the medicinal and toxic plants of the northwest Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
The heartwood is dark brown; the sapwood, which constitutes most of the wood, is pale pinkish, in some specimens with darker brown streaks[
453- Title
- Woods of Northeastern Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Williams L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum Press; Chicago.
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. The wood has no distinctive odour or taste; it is straight-grained; fine-textured; of light or medium weight and rather tenacious; takes a smooth polish with a moderate lustre; durable[
453- Title
- Woods of Northeastern Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Williams L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum Press; Chicago.
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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