Phyllanthaceae FAMILY
Baccaurea papuana
Baccaurea papuana
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitTree
Growth—
Plants grow in the wild on laterite to clay soils[1]. Plants can flower and fruit almost throughout the year[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+papuana>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [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]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.