Xylocarpus rumphii
Meliaceae FAMILY

Xylocarpus rumphii

Xylocarpus rumphii

Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Xylocarpus rumphii is a small tree or a shrub that usually grows from 4 to 12 metres tall, occasionally to 18 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. It is usually evergreen, though in some areas with seasonal climates it can become deciduous[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The bole is often of poor form, it can be up to 50cm in diameter, and has neither conspicuous buttresses nor pneumatophores[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The tree is utilised locally for its timber, tannins and medicinal properties[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeCoastal tropis from east Africa through tropical Asia to the Philippines, New Guinea, Australia and the Pacific.
HabitatCliffs and rocks near surf and sandy substrates above high watermark[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. Near mangrove swamps, along foreshores and in coastal thickets in New Guinea[ 481 Title Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea Publication Author Publisher World Health Organisation Year 2009 ISBN 978-92-9061-249-0 Description Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on modern research into the plants. ].