Annonaceae FAMILY
Huberantha cerasoides
Huberantha cerasoides
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Huberantha cerasoides is a deciduous tree growing up to 20 metres tall. The straight bole can be 20 - 50cm in diameter[ 598 Title Trees of Laos and Vietnam - A Field Guide to 100 species. Publication Author Hoang Van Sam; Khamseng Nanthavong; Kessler P.J.A. Publisher Blumea Year 2004 ISBN Description A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne ]. The tree yields an edible fruit, has medicinal uses, as well as supplying a fibre, essential oil and a timber, all of which are used locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.
HabitatTropical rain forest; bushy savannah, edges of secondary forest; previously logged forest with an open canopy, and little disturbed closed canopy forest at elevations up to 700 metres in Vietnam[ 598 Title Trees of Laos and Vietnam - A Field Guide to 100 species. Publication Author Hoang Van Sam; Khamseng Nanthavong; Kessler P.J.A. Publisher Blumea Year 2004 ISBN Description A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne ].