Morototo
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
At a glance
Scientific nameDidymopanax morototoni
Trade / common nameMorototo
FamilyAraliaceae
RegionSouth America · Central America · Caribbean
Distribution
Widespread in the wet forests of tropical America, West Indies and southern Mexico to Bolivia, Brazil, Guianas, and Argentina. Characteristic of open forests, edges of savannas, and former clearings.
Uses
Balusters, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Canoes, Casks, Concrete formwork, Construction, Cooperages, Core Stock, Flooring, Food containers, Furniture, General carpentry, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Light construction, Matchboxes, Matches, Millwork, Moldings, Musical instruments: percussion, Packing cases, Particleboard, Pencil, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Posts, Pulp/Paper products, Stairworks, Stringers, Structural plywood, Toothpicks, Toys, Trimming, Utility plywood, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Wainscotting
Countries & Distribution
These country connections come directly from the same SQL country–species bridge used by Country Detail and the Global Navigator.
🇦🇷Argentina
historical
🇧🇿Belize
historical
🇧🇴Bolivia
historical
🇧🇷Brazil
captured
🇨🇴Colombia
captured
🇨🇺Cuba
historical
🇩🇴Dominican Republic
historical
🇬🇫French Guiana
historical
🇬🇵Guadeloupe
historical
🇬🇹Guatemala
historical
🇬🇾Guyana
historical
🇭🇹Haiti
historical
🇭🇳Honduras
historical
🇯🇲Jamaica
historical
🇲🇽Mexico
historical
🇳🇮Nicaragua
historical
🇵🇦Panama
historical
🇵🇾Paraguay
historical
🇵🇷Puerto Rico
historical
🇸🇷Suriname
historical
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago
historical
🇺🇾Uruguay
historical
🇻🇪Venezuela
historical
Wood images
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Morototo
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
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Appearance
Heartwood color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
Brown
Purple
Black
Red
White to cream
Pale brown
Yellow to golden-yellow to orange
Greenish to greyish
Sapwood Color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
Red
Color not distinct from heartwood
White to yellow
Luster
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
High
Medium
Lustrous
Uses & Applications
Common Uses
Balusters, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Canoes, Casks, Concrete formwork, Construction, Cooperages, Core Stock, Flooring, Food containers, Furniture, General carpentry, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Light construction, Matchboxes, Matches, Millwork, Moldings, Musical instruments: percussion, Packing cases, Particleboard, Pencil, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Posts, Pulp/Paper products, Stairworks, Stringers, Structural plywood, Toothpicks, Toys, Trimming, Utility plywood, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Wainscotting
Product Sources
The ITTO reports that the species is a fairly important source of timber. Export potential is rated as fair.
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