Fagaceae FAMILY
Castanopsis wallichii
Castanopsis wallichii
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Castanopsis wallichii is an evergreen tree usually growing around 12 - 15 metres tall. The bole can be 45 - 60cm in diameter[ 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 as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Peninsula Thailand, Malaysia
HabitatHumid lowland to montane forest; mostly at elevations between 1,000 - 1,500 metres[ 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. ]