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Baccaurea bracteata
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Baccaurea bracteata

Baccaurea bracteata

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

The plant is often found in the wild in Kerangas forest - a type of moist, heath forest found on acidic, sandy soils that are low in nutrients, especially nitrogen[PFAF]. Plants are usually found on white sands in the wild[1]. Plants can flower and produce fruit all year round[1]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[1].

Propagation

Seed - when sown fresh it usually germinates in a few days[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Baccaurea+bracteata>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Euphorbiaceae of Malesia — http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ ↩︎An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
  2. [2]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
  3. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎