Fagaceae FAMILY

Castanopsis lucida

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Castanopsis lucida is an evergreen tree that can grow from 12 - 20 metres tall. The bole can be around 40 - 60cm in diameter, with buttresses up to 160cm tall and 120cm out[ 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 , 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia (Kalimantan)

HabitatMixed dipterocarp forest, usually growing on slopes; at elevations up to 500 metres[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ].