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Schima wallichii

Authority	Reinw. ex Blume
Family	Magnoliopsida:Dilleniidae:Theales:Theaceae
Synonyms	Schima bancana Miq., Schima brevipes Craib, Schima crenata Korth., Schima khasiana Dyer., Schima mollis Dyer., Schima noronhae Reinw. ex Blume, Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth.
Common names	aule-chilaune, boun nak, bunnak, champa dong, cheloni, chilauni, gatal-gatal, goe-chassi, kanak, kelinchi padi, khai sou, laukya, madang gatal, makusal, mang tan, medang gatal, mukria sal, needlewood, puspa, samak, schima, seru, simartolu, sule-chilauni, thalo, v[oos]i thu[oos]c, Œmi
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Ecocrop code	355151

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DESCRIPTION: It is an evergreen tree reaching up to 47 m in height, with a cylindrical bole, branchless for up to 25 m, diameter up to 125 (max. 250) cm, with a steep buttresses rarely up to 1.8 m high. Leaves spiral, oblong to broadly elliptic, 6-13 x 3-5 cm. Flowers solitary in axils at the apices of twigs, petals connate at base, white, with a rosy flush, stamens many. USE: The leaves can be used as fodder. The wood is moderately durable and hard and is fairly strong. It is easy to work with hand and machine tools and polishes satisfactorily. It is also used as firewood. Bark is used for dyeing and its tannin is used in processing skins. It also contains an alkaloid used as a fish poison. The astringent corollas are used to treat uterine disorders and hysteria. Thee seeds are extracted for oil. The tree is used as a shade tree in coffee plantations, for reforestation and in water conservation in catchment areas and as a cover crop in plantations of Pinus merkusii and Agathis dammara GROWING PERIOD: Perennial. COMMON NAMES: Needlewood. FURTHER INF: It is a common tree that can grow in a wide range of climates, habitats and soils. Its light requirements are moderate. It often occurs gregariously in primary lowland to mountain forest, but is particularly common in disturbed and secondary forests, scrub and grassland and even in areas inundated with brackish water.
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SOURCE: ICRAF Agroforestree Database (17.07.02) E355151