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Dracontomelon dao (Argus pheasant tree; Pacific walnut)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Dracontomelon dao, (Tagalog: dao; Indonesian: dahu; Malay: sengkuang; Thai: ka-kho) also known as New Guinea walnut, Pacific walnut, or Paldao, is a tropical canopy tree distinguished mostly by its height (reaching up to about 45 metres or 148 feet) for its greyish-brown trunk which is branchless up to about 20 m (66 ft), and for its narrow buttresses which can reach up its trunk up to 6 m (20 ft) high. It is native to the riverine and limestone forests of Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Thailand. The species name is taken from the tree's name in Filipino.
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Attributes

Janka Hardness [2]  980 lbf (445 kgf) Soft
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Specific Gravity [3]  0.54
Structure [1]  Tree

Predators

Casuarius bennetti (Dwarf Cassowary)[4]
Macaca nigra (Celebes crested macaque)[5]
Nomascus gabriellae (buff-cheeked gibbon)[6]
Sinistraspis unilateralis[7]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

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♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 2Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 3Properties of Imported Tropical Woods, B. FRANCIS KUKACHKA, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
♦ 4Diet, Keystone Resources and Altitudinal Movement of Dwarf Cassowaries in Relation to Fruiting Phenology in a Papua New Guinean Rainforest, DEBRA D. WRIGHT, Tropical Fruits and Frugivores 2005, 205-236
♦ 5Behavior, Diet, and Movements of the Sulawesi Crested Black Macaque (Macaca nigra), Timothy G. O'Brien and Margaret F. Kinnaird, International Journal of Primatology, Vol. 18, No. 3, 1997 pp. 321-351
♦ 6Hai, B.T., Chen, J., McConkey, K.R. and Dayananda, S.K. 2018. Gibbons (Nomascus gabriellae) provide key seed dispersal for the Pacific walnut (Dracontomelon dao), in Asia's lowland tropical forest. Acta Oecologia 88: 71-79.
♦ 7Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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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