Proteaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Helicia albiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Helicia albiflora is a tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The bole is straight and cylindrical, free of buttresses[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also traded. The plant's conservation is dependent upon the conservation of its montane habitat. It is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.

HabitatA subcanopy to canopy tree in lowland rain forests, also in Castanopsis-Nothofagus woods at elevations from 900 - 2,050 metres[ 441 Title Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Womersley. J.S. (Editor) Publisher Melbourne University Press Year 1995 ISBN 0 522 84095 7 Description Only a part of the flora, but an excellent publication in 3 volumes. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].