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Endospermum medullosum (Whitewood)

Wikipedia Abstract

Endospermum medullosum, commonly known as the Whitewood, is a dioecious plant that grows in the tropical islands. It grows in tropical humid climates. The species is well known for timber.
View Wikipedia Record: Endospermum medullosum

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Endospermum medullosum

Attributes

Janka Hardness [1]  380 lbf (172 kgf) Very Soft
Specific Gravity [1]  0.42
Structure [2]  Tree

Predators

Cyphura bifasciata[3]
Urapteroides astheniata[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0