Gluta papuana
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Description
Tree up to 31 m high and 50 cm Ø (up to 50 by 2 m, cf. ROYEN, AC).
Bark grey brown to dark red, smooth, peeling off in small round scales.
Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, broadly elliptic, or obovate-oblong, 7-20½ by 3-10½ cm, glabrous;
Petals white, imbricate, elliptic or obovate-oblong, 6½-7½ by 2½-3 mm.
Stamens 5 (or 6), 4½-5 mm;
Panicles up to 30 cm long, puberulous when young, glabrescent, or glabrous;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present, Gulf and Western Districts in E. New Guinea present, W. & S. Divisions of W. New Guinea and Fak-Fak present
Malesia: New Guinea (W. & S. Divisions of W. New Guinea and Fak-Fak; Gulf and Western Districts in E. New Guinea).
Uses
The thin, moderately hard, reddish brown, grained heartwood has been used specially for keels of canoes and for carving, and is also suitable for corbels and sleepers (cf. ).