Endospermum chinense
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Description
Endospermum chinense is a deciduous tree ranging widely in height from 6 - 35 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 100cm in diameter. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber.
Traditional Uses
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Distribution
E. Asia - southern China, eastern Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
Where It Grows
Primary and secondary forest, often along streams and on water logged or on dry sandy soil, at elevations from 50 - 500 metres.
Cultivation
Euphorbiaceae
Other Uses
The yellow-white wood is light in weight and soft. It is used for making matches, packing cases, pencils, tennis rackets, general furniture etc. It has been suggested for pulping to make paper.
Production
A tree. It grows 6-35 m tall. The young branches, flowers ad fruit have yellow hairs. The leaves are 8-20 cm long by 4-14 m wide. The fruit are a flattened round shape and 1 cm across.
References (1)
- Sundriyal, M. & Sundriyal, R. C., 2004, Structure, Phenology, Fruit Yield, and Future Prospects of some Prominent Wild Edible Plant Species of the Sikkim Himalaya, India. Journal of Ethnobiology 24(1): 113-138 (As chinensis)
