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General Information

Trigoniastrum hypoleucum is an evergreen tree with a conical to hemispherical crown, that usually grows up to 30 metres tall with occasional specimens to 40 metres or more[]. The bole is usually columnar, up to 50cm in diameter, sometimes with buttresses that can be up to 1 - 2 metres high[].
The wood is harvested from the wild and used locally. The tree may be suitable for ornamental purposes[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

A tree of the upper canopy, scattered in a wide range of lowland to submontane, evergreen forest types like peat-swamp, freshwater swamp, kerangas, alluvial and mixed dipterocarp forest. It is sometimes encountered in disturbed forest[, ].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	30.00 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Ornamental, Wild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the lowland tropics, it is found at elevations up to 1,200 metres[].
The plant is often found in the wild in Kerangas forest - a type of moist, heath forest found on acidic, sandy soils that are low in nutrients, especially nitrogen[]. Found in the wild on poor ultrabasic to sandy soils[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Agroforestry Uses:

The tree may be suitable for shade purposes[].

Other Uses

The wood has been used for furniture[]. It is used to make poles that are used for punting boats[].

Propagation

Seed - the germination rate is about 85% in 19 - 47 days[].

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