Anacardiaceae FAMILY
Semecarpus cassuvium
Semecarpus cassuvium
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
The sap is poisonous[ 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. ].
Botanical Description
Semecarpus cassuvium is a tree growing up to 26 metres tall with a bole up to 40cm in diameter. The edible fruits and leaves are sometimes gathered from the wild for local consumption, and the tree also yields a black dye. It is occasionally cultivated[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - central and eastern Indonesia to Papua New Guinea.
HabitatLowland primary forest, at elevations that sometimes rise to 600 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 ]. It is occasionally found on level land inundated in the wet season, or in secondary forest at elevations of 15 - 60 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 ].