Vatairea erythrocarpa
(Ducke) Ducke
Fabaceae
Tipuana erythrocarpa Ducke
Common Name:
General Information
Vatairea erythrocarpa is a tree that can grow from 20 - 40 metres tall[
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- Tree Species of Panama
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- Author
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- Website
- http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.
Known Hazards
A fine dust raised during working the wood affects some operators[
316- Title
- Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607.
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- Author
- Chudnoff. Martin.
- Publisher
- USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
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- Description
- Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics.
].
Botanical References
Range
S. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, French Guiana; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica.
Habitat
Wet and very humid forests at low to medium elevations[
333- Title
- Tree Species of Panama
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Semi-deciduous Tree |
| Height | 30.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Although many species within the family Fabaceae have a symbiotic relationship with soil bacteria, this species is said to be devoid of such a relationship and therefore does not fix atmospheric nitrogen[
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- Nodulation Plants in GRIN Taxonomy
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- http://www.ars-grin.gov/~sbmljw/cgi-bin/taxnodul.pl?language=en
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- United States Department of Agriculture
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- 0
- ISBN
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- An online database listing plants that have either positive or negative reports on root and stem nodulation with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is of very good quality and is used in carpentry, joinery and construction in general[
333- Title
- Tree Species of Panama
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09.
].
We do not have any more information about the wood of this species. However, a general description for the wood of plants in this genus is as follows:-
The heartwood is yellow, becoming orange-brown upon exposure, striped with parenchyma, sometimes with an oily appearance; it is distinct from the whitish, grayish, or brownish-yellow sapwood. The texture is coarse to very coarse; the grain straight to strongly interlocked; lustre is variable; there is no distinctive odour but the wood has a bitter taste. A silica content of 0.2% is reported. The heartwood is rated as moderately durable to durable based on graveyard tests. The wood is reported to have a moderate air-drying rate with little or no drying defects. It is generally reported to be moderately good in machining characteristics, but torn and raised grain in planing is common. The wood is used for purposes such as construction work, flooring, general carpentry, railroad crossties[
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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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
