Pterocymbium beccarii

Botanical Description

Pterocymbium beccarii is a tree that can grow up to 63 metres tall. Usually buttressed, the straight, cylindrical bole is commonly up to 50cm in diameter, though occasional trees up to 85cm are found. The bole can be unbranched for up to 38 metres[[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The tree is a commercial source of timber, commonly harvested from the forests and exported for plywood and veneer[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The tree is also sometimes grown in plantations[ 384 Title Strategies for the Sustaibable Use and Management of Timber Trees - SE Asia. Publication Author Website http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/timber/workshops/pdf/SEAsia_2007_V2.pdf Publisher UNEP; Cambridge, UK. Year 2007 ISBN Description A draft document in PDF format, available on the Internet. It gives brief details on habitat, uses etc of over 100 species of trees from SE Aia. ].