Lauraceae FAMILY

Alseodaphne insignis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The bark contains fine needle-like pruritogenic particles[ 407 Title BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) Publication Author Website http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief notes on a very wide range of plants that have reports of causing harm to the skin. ]. The inner bark, or possibly the sawdust, irritates the skin of sawyers[ 407 Title BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) Publication Author Website http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief notes on a very wide range of plants that have reports of causing harm to the skin. ].

Botanical Description

Alseodaphne insignis is an evergreen tree that can grow 24 - 39 metres tall. The bole can be up to 100cm in diameter[ 950 Title Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London. Year 1910 ISBN Description A botanical publication from Kew Botanic Gardens, it has a range of articles and many newly published descriptions of plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is a source of 'medang' timber and is traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatA sub-canopy to canopy tree in dense lowland forests at elevations up to 300 metres[ 950 Title Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London. Year 1910 ISBN Description A botanical publication from Kew Botanic Gardens, it has a range of articles and many newly published descriptions of plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 951 Title The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore. Vol. 47 Part 1. Publication Author Publisher Singapore Botanic Gardens; Singapore. Year 1995 ISBN 0374-7859 Description The botanical publication of Singapore Botanic Gardens, with a range of articles. This edition includes an annotated check list of the vascular plants of Peninsular Malaysia. ].