Pouteria kaernbachiana (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Pouteria kaernbachiana (Engl.) Baehni
- Protologue: Candollea 9: 338 (1942).
Synonyms
- Planchonella kaernbachiana (Engl.) H.J. Lam (1925).
Vernacular names
- Papua New Guinea: white planchonella.
Distribution
New Guinea.
Uses
The timber is used as nyatoh and traded as "planchonella". It is used for masts, window and door frames and moulding. The timber is suitable for veneer. The very sticky latex is used as birdlime.
Observations
- A medium-sized tree up to 30 m tall.
- Leaves evenly distributed, obovate or spatulate with transverse tertiary venation, initially hairy but glabrescent except for veins beneath.
- Flowers in many-flowered axillary clusters, borne on 5-11 mm long pedicels, whitish-green.
- Fruit ellipsoid, 6.5-8 cm long, glabrous, green to blackish.
P. kaernbachiana resembles P. vrieseana. It is found in primary and secondary forest, up to 1600 m altitude. The wood saws easily and works well, it peels and glues well and is easy to nail and screw, but it is resistant to impregnation. The density is 510-570 kg/m3 at 12% moisture content. See also the table on wood properties.
Selected sources
67, 359, 732.
Main genus page
Authors
- R.H.M.J. Lemmens (selection of species)