Terminalia superba
Terminalia superba
Safety & Hazards
Although the timber is widely used in the wood industry, skin irritations are rare. However, there have been various reports as follows:- Splinters of the wood can cause wounds that become increasingly inflamed and resist healing[ 407 Title BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) Publication Author Website http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief notes on a very wide range of plants that have reports of causing harm to the skin. ]. Vesicular dermatitis of the fingers, apparently caused by the sawdust, has been observed[ 407 Title BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) Publication Author Website http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief notes on a very wide range of plants that have reports of causing harm to the skin. ]. Contact dermatitis from the wood dust in ten Swiss workers has been reported[ 407 Title BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) Publication Author Website http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief notes on a very wide range of plants that have reports of causing harm to the skin. ]. The wood can also cause respiratory disorders such as asthma and bleeding of the nose and gums, and also contact urticaria[ 407 Title BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) Publication Author Website http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief notes on a very wide range of plants that have reports of causing harm to the skin. ].
Botanical Description
Shinglewood is a large, deciduous tree, growing up to 50 metres tall, with an open, generally flattened crown consisting of a few whorled branches[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The cylindrical bole is long and straight with large, flat buttresses 6 metres above the soil surface, and up to 1.5 metres in diameter[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The tree is one of the major timbers of west Africa, being commonly gathered from the wild and often exported[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. It also provides medicines, dys and fuel for the local population. The tree is often grown in plantations, both within its native range and in various other tropical countries[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].