Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Endospermum macrophyllum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Endospermum macrophyllum is a tree with a crown that is usually compact and small; it can grow from 12 - 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 15 metres and up to 150cm in diameter[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is usd locally and considered a valuable timber in Fiji[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangePacific - Fiji.

HabitatOften locally abundant in dense forest, sometimes in thickets near mangrove swamps; at elevations from sea level to 900 metres[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]..