Thymelaeaceae FAMILY

Gonystylus borneensis

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gonystylus borneensis is a tree that can grow 24 - 35 metres tall. The straight bole is slightly fluted at the base and has low buttresses; it can be up to 60cm in diameter. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is a minor source of ramin timber. The trees are more likely to be utilized locally, although larger specimens will be harvested commercially and sold collectively as ramin timber along with wood from other species in the gennus.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - found in all regions of Borneo.

HabitatMixed dipterocarp and kerangas forests on yellow sandy clay and sandy soils; 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. ].