Rubiaceae FAMILY
Timonius timon
Timonius timon
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Timonius timon is a shrub or small tree growing from 1.5 - 15 metres tall[ 285 Title Florabase Publication Author Website https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants ]. The bole can be around 30cm in diameter[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ]. The edible fruit is highly esteemed by local people and is often gathered from the wild.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia to Papua New Guinea, northern Australia and the Solomon Islands.
HabitatFound in sandy and peaty soils, alluvium, rocky sandstone; along watercourses, on tidal flats and riverine flats in northern Western Australia.[ 285 Title Florabase Publication Author Website https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants ].