Polygalaceae FAMILY

Xanthophyllum discolor

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Xanthophyllum discolor is a low shrub or small tree growing up to 16 metres tall with a bole 22cm 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 , 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, ]. The plant is used locally as an insecticide/repellent.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatUndisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests at elevations up to 1,500 metres. On hillsides and ridges on poor sandy to ultrabasic soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant[ 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, ].