Myristicaceae FAMILY
Myristica simiarum
Myristica simiarum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Myristica simiarum is an evergreen tree that can grow from 5 - 40 metres tall. The bole of larger specimens can be free of branches for up to 15 metres; up to 80cm in diameter; sometimes with low buttresses up to 100cm high[ 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 medicine and wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia (Sarawak), Indonesia, Philippines
HabitatAn upper canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forest, also on slopes, rough country, hills and low mountains; usually on (old coral) limestone or sandstone, yellow sandy soils, occasionally shallow clay soil; elevations up 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 , 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, ].