Dilleniaceae FAMILY
Dillenia borneensis
Dillenia borneensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dillenia borneensis is a tree, probably deciduous, growing up to 40 metres tall. The bole can be up to 70cm in diameter with stilt roots[ 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 ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia (all only on the island of Borneo)
HabitatAn upper canopy tree in dense primary forest and more open, secondary formations, growing on sandy to clayey soils; at elevations uo to 500 metres[ 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 , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].